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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Subject: Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Message: When the mouse is put on the charge pad its green light pulses 8 times slowly. Then a red light flashes continuously and rapidly. The mouse's NIMH battery does not charge except for a few minutes of use. Even when the mouse is left on the pad overnight. The obvious deduction, the mouse is only charging during slow green pulses. This problem started early in August when a Vista update included a prompt to update the mouse driver software with a download from Microsoft. The Microsoft download was run and stopped itself with a note that the driver was not compatible. That is when the mouse stopped charging properly. Then late August another Vista prompt to download the updated driver for the mouse, and this time the driver installed. However, the mouse continues to fail to charge for more than a minute when it is first placed on the charge pad (green pulses). The mouse battery charge anly lasts a very short while. If I take a half hour to reseat the mouse on the pad every time the rapid red blinking occurs, I can slowly build up the charge. The slow green pulsing lasts about 30 seconds, so in half an hour the mouse is reseated on the charger pad 60 times for about 20 minutes of operation. Consider that not all slow green pulsing coincides with actual mouse charging. Microsoft can direct me to a safe driver update, please. That would be greatly appreciated. It would be really appropriate if Microsoft would correct the error in its driver update (s) effecting the Laser 8000 mouse (date of manufature, 2007). I need more than that though! If you are thinking I need a new battery, don't mention that here. I have spent over $20 and tried out three new NIMH batteries. If you are thinking, "Push the little reset button on the bottom of the mouse and on the bluetooth tranceiver, just like it says in the user manual", forget it, nothing happened. 8 slow blinks is because I tweaked the mouse using various combinations of holding buttons while putting the mouse onto the charge pad. A previous Microsoft mouse result was that I got emailed the complete tech specs which included "button controls". In the beginning the rapid red blinks started instantly without any green. Necessity is the mother of invention - not necessarily efficiency, yes. Tech specs and tricks would be most efficient way to solve this dillema. Otherwise, I just wasted $169.95 on what I thought was a secure and reliable mouse. Mark Stewart, August, September, October 2007 ps: I am abandoning SharePoint for Linux because higher SharePoint software cost parallels less cross platform compatibility and more office-only perks. I really don't want to have to abandon Microsoft hardware. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
mark please refer to your existing post the fix is there, the problem is
your battery not the device or the driver. -- Licensed Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault http://www.AllAboutGames.BraveHost.com - note: click continue, when it ask about security certificate - Best Comments From Users: Vista is satan's way to bring hell to earth. -Me A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Web No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Windows's Faults -Everyone "mark" wrote in message ... Subject: Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth Message: When the mouse is put on the charge pad its green light pulses 8 times slowly. Then a red light flashes continuously and rapidly. The mouse's NIMH battery does not charge except for a few minutes of use. Even when the mouse is left on the pad overnight. The obvious deduction, the mouse is only charging during slow green pulses. This problem started early in August when a Vista update included a prompt to update the mouse driver software with a download from Microsoft. The Microsoft download was run and stopped itself with a note that the driver was not compatible. That is when the mouse stopped charging properly. Then late August another Vista prompt to download the updated driver for the mouse, and this time the driver installed. However, the mouse continues to fail to charge for more than a minute when it is first placed on the charge pad (green pulses). The mouse battery charge anly lasts a very short while. If I take a half hour to reseat the mouse on the pad every time the rapid red blinking occurs, I can slowly build up the charge. The slow green pulsing lasts about 30 seconds, so in half an hour the mouse is reseated on the charger pad 60 times for about 20 minutes of operation. Consider that not all slow green pulsing coincides with actual mouse charging. Microsoft can direct me to a safe driver update, please. That would be greatly appreciated. It would be really appropriate if Microsoft would correct the error in its driver update (s) effecting the Laser 8000 mouse (date of manufature, 2007). I need more than that though! If you are thinking I need a new battery, don't mention that here. I have spent over $20 and tried out three new NIMH batteries. If you are thinking, "Push the little reset button on the bottom of the mouse and on the bluetooth tranceiver, just like it says in the user manual", forget it, nothing happened. 8 slow blinks is because I tweaked the mouse using various combinations of holding buttons while putting the mouse onto the charge pad. A previous Microsoft mouse result was that I got emailed the complete tech specs which included "button controls". In the beginning the rapid red blinks started instantly without any green. Necessity is the mother of invention - not necessarily efficiency, yes. Tech specs and tricks would be most efficient way to solve this dillema. Otherwise, I just wasted $169.95 on what I thought was a secure and reliable mouse. Mark Stewart, August, September, October 2007 ps: I am abandoning SharePoint for Linux because higher SharePoint software cost parallels less cross platform compatibility and more office-only perks. I really don't want to have to abandon Microsoft hardware. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Mark, at least people are answering you. Two queries of mine about the same
product have gone unanswered. -- Peter Toronto, Canada "mark" wrote in message ... Subject: Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth Message: When the mouse is put on the charge pad its green light pulses 8 times slowly. Then a red light flashes continuously and rapidly. The mouse's NIMH battery does not charge except for a few minutes of use. Even when the mouse is left on the pad overnight. The obvious deduction, the mouse is only charging during slow green pulses. This problem started early in August when a Vista update included a prompt to update the mouse driver software with a download from Microsoft. The Microsoft download was run and stopped itself with a note that the driver was not compatible. That is when the mouse stopped charging properly. Then late August another Vista prompt to download the updated driver for the mouse, and this time the driver installed. However, the mouse continues to fail to charge for more than a minute when it is first placed on the charge pad (green pulses). The mouse battery charge anly lasts a very short while. If I take a half hour to reseat the mouse on the pad every time the rapid red blinking occurs, I can slowly build up the charge. The slow green pulsing lasts about 30 seconds, so in half an hour the mouse is reseated on the charger pad 60 times for about 20 minutes of operation. Consider that not all slow green pulsing coincides with actual mouse charging. Microsoft can direct me to a safe driver update, please. That would be greatly appreciated. It would be really appropriate if Microsoft would correct the error in its driver update (s) effecting the Laser 8000 mouse (date of manufature, 2007). I need more than that though! If you are thinking I need a new battery, don't mention that here. I have spent over $20 and tried out three new NIMH batteries. If you are thinking, "Push the little reset button on the bottom of the mouse and on the bluetooth tranceiver, just like it says in the user manual", forget it, nothing happened. 8 slow blinks is because I tweaked the mouse using various combinations of holding buttons while putting the mouse onto the charge pad. A previous Microsoft mouse result was that I got emailed the complete tech specs which included "button controls". In the beginning the rapid red blinks started instantly without any green. Necessity is the mother of invention - not necessarily efficiency, yes. Tech specs and tricks would be most efficient way to solve this dillema. Otherwise, I just wasted $169.95 on what I thought was a secure and reliable mouse. Mark Stewart, August, September, October 2007 ps: I am abandoning SharePoint for Linux because higher SharePoint software cost parallels less cross platform compatibility and more office-only perks. I really don't want to have to abandon Microsoft hardware. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones. |
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Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 Charging Issues
Hey, I have the same problem and found that if I open the battery compartment and spin the battery around (while still in the mouse) with my thumb a few turns then it charges correctly. Go figure! My mouse is brand new and I only found this out by accident after it didn't charge when I first plugged it in.
Now when I have the problem, I just spin the battery around a couple of times (again, without taking it out of the mouse) and everything works fine. -Steve EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Anyone actually got this thing solved? I have exactly the same problem. The mouse worked fine for 6 months. After that problems arose. I get 8 green blinks, after that a constant red fast blink. The problem IS NOT with the batteries, i've tried several different batteries and i experience the same problem. Sometimes.. if i take the battery out abt 10 or 15 times, suddenly the same battery starts to recharge. Probably a hardware problem. My mouse was manufactured January 2007. -- pikkumies |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
I know this sounds silly, but try flipping the mouse charger's AC adapter
such that the positive and negative leads are swapped (ie: unplug your AC adapter, rotate it 180 degrees, and plug it back in). The AC adapter has equal sized leads, so one would assume that the orientation of the adapter does not matter, but I was experiencing the same problem and it seemed to be fixed after flipping the adapter. Why that worked (or even if that truly did) is something I can only guess at, but at least it's something to try. |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Steve McClellan;3247169 Wrote: Hey, I have the same problem and found that if I open the battery compartment and spin the battery around (while still in the mouse) with my thumb a few turns then it charges correctly. Go figure! My mouse is brand new and I only found this out by accident after it didn't charge when I first plugged it in. Now when I have the problem, I just spin the battery around a couple of times (again, without taking it out of the mouse) and everything works fine. -Steve EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com My boss bought the 7000 and had this very issue. I came here, read your post, spun the battery and it worked like a champ. Thanks Steve!! -- bantau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bantau's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/bantau.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/835388.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Steve - I have the 7000 and had the same problem. At first I thought it sounded silly just to spin the battery but, lo and behold, after having spun the battery - the thing is charging again. Now it's back to "normal" again. Thanks Steve. -- cragrat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cragrat's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/cragrat.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/835388.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
Confirmed: -- Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 -- on charging, first a couple of green lights, then rapid red lights -- after spinning the battery [which probably cleans the contacts] the problem is solved - the battery charges alright. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/t...-gmail-com.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/835388.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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Problem Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 - Bluetooth
An option I tried was reconnecting the keyboard to the bluetooth adapter. To do this hold down the connect button on the bottom of the keyboard for over 5 seconds (looking at the keyboard you will see alternating green and red lights) after doing so I re-doct the keyboard into the station and now have a steady green light. The batteries that come with the keyboards aren't I have the same batteries for an RC car I run. -- 12thman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12thman's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/12thman.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/835388.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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