mouse

I'm just curious really.. wondering if this is a known 'thing' with the Advent mouse or just my particular Advent mouse! :idunno: It's a relatively new wireless keyboard & mouse, had it about 8 months or so. Right from the word go, the batteries in the mouse only lasted about 3 weeks! ...

http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/07/18/computer-mouse-die-imminently-says-gartner/

Over the last week or so, I've installed a couple of Windows Update patches to two PCs. So why are BOTH machines now experiencing problems with the mouse? My tower system keyboard and mouse keep on failing. I have to reboot a couple of times and everything sorts itself out. On the laptop, the...