The mouse on the laptop has stopped working. I have changed over the mouse itself thinking it was a problem with the mouse, but it worked for about 30 minutes before it stopped working again.

HI
IS THAT THE MOUSE PAD WORKING BEFORE
I THINK IS THAT PROBLEME COME FROM YOUR LAPTOP
TRY TO RESTOR YOUR YTEM

Unplug the USB dongle for the mouse, wait a few seconds and plug it back in while the mouse is switched on with new batteries in it.

firstly, have you tried using an external mouse yet?

I think it's the mouse left clip faulty, one of the common problems that most people face.

try using external usb mouse and see if it solve the problem.
if not then re-install the laptop itself.

thankyou

colticz

there should be a connect button on the bottom of the mouse, if that doesnt work try removing and reinserting the usb receiver on the computer itself.

I have a miscrosoft wireless laser mouse 6000, and it also stopped working on my laptop. I changed the battery, still no workie. I tested the battery in another device, and it was good. I moved the mouse to another computer, and it did not work. The light on the usb connector was lit. [No changes at all to my laptop.]. It seemed like there was no power to the mouse, and I looked at the contacts inside the mouse. The contact just inside the mouse's opening for the battery appeared to be bent down (away from the contact on the battery tray). So, I pulled it up a little so it would connect when the battery drawer closed, and (after tweaking it a couple of times), it finally worked!

if you go to the control panel, to hardware, in the keyboard section you should be able to uninstall the internal keyboards driver which will stop it working.

that's a defective one. contact the provider or buy another one. O try to turn off and restart the laptop. Let's see if it's working again.

If it's an external mouse you are using with the slow dragging problem then it could be a problem with the mouse itself ,internal ,try to clean the pad with a moist cloth while laptop is off.
Also look in the mouse setting and change the pointer speed.
Also try a plain coloured mouse pad and not one with mixed colours.
Download the vga driver from here and reinstall it :
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/notebook/as_5520.html

what's your laptop the touchpad might be disabled

try to get a mouse built for laptops or get a mouse from the same brand as the laptop. and check to see if when you plug in the mouse on screen it says 'new hard ware found' if not it is not reconizeing it.
chris