Portege R500 and Toshiba Optical Tilt-Wheel Mouse

Hello,
I have a problem with my Portege R500 combined with my Toshiba Optical Tilt-Wheel Mouse. I use Win XP Pro SP2.
During notebook usage the mouse will be disconnected. If I plug out the mouse and plug in another USB port, I can use the mouse for a while, but it halts not longer.
Later comes the same problem, but a reconnect to another USB port doesnt work.
I use the original driver of Microsoft win xp.
Bye hoody

Did you receive the special XP driver together with this mouse?
If yes then install it.
But from my knowledge its common USB mouse which should use a plugn play device
So possibly you should check the USB settings.
Go to the device manger and open the USB bus controller tree
There you should mark the single USB root hubs and should select properties.
In the power management tab disable the function Allow the computer to turn off this device
Furthermore I recommend updating the XP to the latest state; I mean all hotfixes and patches should be installed!!
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