What is a "Mouse Crash"?
A Mouse Crash is best described as the state when your mouse pointer seems to freeze on the screen yet other computer processes seem unaffected. To be considered a true "Mouse Crash", the mouse pointer must be the only process affected. This means that other processes such as a video could continue playing without interuption and the operating system can still be controlled by other input devices such as a keyboard. It's happened to all of us at one time or another. Some operating systems such as linux are less prone to this type of computer glitch but if the problem is not mouse driver related it generally affects all computer users at some point in their lives. Sometimes we reboot the computer or much like kicking the washing machine to make it work we whack the mouse down onto the table thinking it will correct the issue.
The problem can be caused when little bits of dust and debris get trapped in the bottom of your mouse making the distances measured by the ball or optical device less accurate. It may also present itself when the computer itself is underpowered for the processes it is working on, causing higher priority programs to still run and the lower priority mouse driver to fail. The term itself almost always inspires memories of a frustration in computer user.
Don Millette,
MouseCrash.COM
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