Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000

Yes, I tried pressing the button on the top of the receiver & the recessed
reset on the mouse bottom. The receiver light flashed for all while then
stayed on. Mouse still didn't move the cursor, etc.
D

"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Maybe a stupid question and most probably is but did you by any chance
> push the activation button on the receiver itself yet. There is a button
> on the front and bottom of the wireless mouse receiver which is black and
> oval (and same color as receiver and hard to see) which will make the
> receiver work with the wireless mouse and or keyboard or the combination
> of the two..
>
> --
> Peter
>
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> "spentbros" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Tried that, still no joy. Windows installed a driver on boot up, told me
>> it
>> was installed OK, but the mouse still does nothing. The device is listed
>> in
>> Device Manager as operating normally & Windows Mouse program says battery
>> high & radio signal strong...
>> D
>>
>> "Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Disconnect your old mouse and reboot.
>>> Is the 5000 mouse detected - shown under Mice in Device Manager?
>>>
>>> Put it close to the transmitter and test it on any flat surface. Does it
>>> work?
>>>
>>> If either of the above fails, it is faulty and should be returned for
>>> replacement.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25/11/2009 12:14, spentbros wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Dominic, but I've already done that to no effect...
>>>>
>>>> "Dominic Payer" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> If you go to
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/do...px?category=MK
>>>>> and select the mouse and keyboard separately you will get links to the
>>>>> Intellipoint and Intellitype software you need.
>>>>>
>>>>> The page is broken for the desktop set as it does not list Windows 7
>>>>> as an OS for the Wireless Laser Desktop 5000.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 25/11/2009 09:45, spentbros wrote:
>>>>>> The mouse is Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse Model 1058 manufactured
>>>>>> July
>>>>>> 2009. The USB receiver is Microsoft Wireless Receiver v1.0 Model
>>>>>> 1053. I
>>>>>> am running Vista 32 bit fully updated. I have installed the latest
>>>>>> driver from Microsoft website. The receiver is near the mouse so it's
>>>>>> not a proximity problem. I have tried resetting receiver & mouse to
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> effect. The mouse just does nothing, move the cursor, click...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>>> Hi, spentbros.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since we can't see your computer and mouse, we'll need a lot more
>>>>>>> details to be able to guess at a precise solution. There are just
>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>> many variables, starting with the EXACT version of your mouse.
>>>>>>> Microsoft uses so many confusingly-similar names that it's
>>>>>>> near-impossible to know whether we are discussing the same hardware
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> not. (My Microsoft Wireless Desktop Laser 6000 is now up to v2.0 for
>>>>>>> the mouse and v3.0 for the keyboard, all with the same name. They
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>> are wireless, but the original used an RF transceiver with a 6'
>>>>>>> cable
>>>>>>> from the USB port; the current version has a 2.4 GHz transceiver
>>>>>>> smaller than most USB thumb drives.) And your operating system; yes,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> know it's Vista, but is it 32-bit or 64-bit? And exactly which
>>>>>>> driver
>>>>>>> and any other software? I've lived through SO MANY versions of
>>>>>>> IntelliType and IntelliMouse that "the latest" version doesn't mean
>>>>>>> much anymore. :>(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The problem may be as simple as distance and interference between
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> transceiver and mouse. When I plug my little 2.4 GHz thingy into a
>>>>>>> USB
>>>>>>> port on the back of my computer case, my keyboard often drops
>>>>>>> keystrokes while I type or just goes to sleep for a minute or so,
>>>>>>> right in the middle of a word. When I move the transceiver to a
>>>>>>> 4-port
>>>>>>> hub closer to my desk, those symptoms disappear - but the USB hub
>>>>>>> doesn't work before Windows starts up and runs its driver, so I
>>>>>>> can't
>>>>>>> choose to dual-boot from Win7 to Vista without moving the little
>>>>>>> thingy again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> About all I can suggest is that you check out two avenues:
>>>>>>> 1. In Device Manager, click Update Driver and have it search the
>>>>>>> Internet.
>>>>>>> 2. Go to
>>>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/do...px?category=MK
>>>>>>> and give them the information I mentioned above.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> RC
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> R. C. White, CPA
>>>>>>> San Marcos, TX
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>>>>>>> Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "spentbros" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>> I just got one of these. I'm running Windows Vista & have been
>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>> a wired
>>>>>>>> Intellimouse. I installed the software & followed the installation
>>>>>>>> instructions (I thought), but the wireless mouse & receiver (which
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> system reports is working normally) doesn't seem to do anything.
>>>>>>>> The old
>>>>>>>> mouse is still installed & connected & works. What should I do to
>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> new mouse working? Be gentle with me I'm not a computer wizard...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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