Anyone own Microsoft Wireless mice/kb's?

**littleweseth** · February 18th, 2006, 12:50 AM

I just moved into college (JCU Townsville, Aust, if anyone really cares) and it just so happens that both I and the guy a couple fo rooms down have the same wireless MS mouse. Recently I've actually been picking up his mouse's signal, which of course makes my cursor go troppo, though funnily enough he never has the same problem.

This also happened to me at a LAN.... BF2 + mouse interference + Friendly Fire = 1 makes for very bad things.

Anyone else had this happen to them? You'd think MS would give each mouse a slightly different frequency or something, but this doesn't seem to be the case.

**kenboyles72** · February 18th, 2006, 12:59 AM

i think some of 'em have a switch on the back to select different channels. i.e, A or B.

**mjolnir1134** · February 18th, 2006, 01:01 AM

Wait, you are actually picking up signals from this guys mouse and keyboard A few rooms away?!? Those are some hella powerful wireless devices...

Quick! Open up notepad or something and see what he types to his giiiirrrlfriends! :3

**littleweseth** · February 18th, 2006, 01:02 AM

No such luck. Neither the reciever, mouse or keyboard have any kind of button on the back or bottom. You must be thinking of decent (logitech) peripherals =)

**littleweseth** · February 18th, 2006, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by mjolnir1134

Wait, you are actually picking up signals from this guys mouse and keyboard A few rooms away?!? Those are some hella powerful wireless devices...

Quick! Open up notepad or something and see what he types to his giiiirrrlfriends! :3

Unfortunately... he only has the mouse.

DANGIT!

**Jarhed7276** · February 18th, 2006, 01:03 AM

What about in the software? Maybe the switch is there.

**mjolnir1134** · February 18th, 2006, 01:05 AM

You could try putting more stuff in the way to interfere with his signals in your room, otherwise you can barge in his room and punch his nose and break his mouse.

**littleweseth** · February 18th, 2006, 01:06 AM

Well the issue is that the things are loaners from a guy living three hours away from here on crappy 56k. I'll have to download the IntelliType software from MS?

Byebye internet quota.... it's $22.50 AUD a gig herer =(

**vass0922** · February 18th, 2006, 01:08 AM

umm the intellimouse software is only 6mb

won't put ya over the 1g limit

won't help it! but certainl won't put ya over

**littleweseth** · February 20th, 2006, 11:15 PM

vass... you play morrowind?

**vass0922** · February 20th, 2006, 11:24 PM

yep, waiting for Oblivion to be released

**zen** · February 21st, 2006, 12:16 PM

Had the same thing happen here. Had a helluva time finding anything helping me out. Turns out the button on the reciver w/mouse and keyboard will switch channels for you. Make sure the mouse is real close, and the offending mouse is far away.