My vista skips...stutters...mouse skips...help annoying...

merlinxi · Aug 22, 2007, 10:25 PM

Okay I get this issue where every once in awhile my Vista will stutter, and my mouse will stutter CONSTANTLY where it is un-use able. Think of it like this, remember in Back to the Future II when McFly is in the future Cafe place and Michael Jackson starts saying the drinks, then he skips like 5 times, that is EXACTLY what happens to me. Say I am playing a movie in Media Player Classic, or even playing a game, the mouse just constantly skips, and skips and skips all over the place. I know it's not my mouse because i have tried two different ones, a wireless and a corded. So I don't understand what is going on. Anyone have any idea? It does not happen in XP.

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Judas · Aug 22, 2007, 10:50 PM

I beleive your 7950GX2 may be the culprit.... do a search on microsoft for a hotfix related to your card....

merlinxi · Aug 22, 2007, 10:52 PM

why you think it's the Vcard?

Judas · Aug 22, 2007, 10:55 PM

There was a known problem where vista and nvidia's implementation of the dual GPU video cards would cause plenty of problems... Now i'm not sure how it effects things....

from what i understand, your having only issues with your mouse correct? Everything else plays fine/runs fine/smooth right?

while i wouldn't typically say it's the video card... i just heard that there were some strange issues that arouse with them.

Have you tried a standard PS/2 mouse?

Also in the bios, try enabling/disabling Legacy USB support.

merlinxi · Aug 22, 2007, 11:14 PM

This doesn't really makes sense it does it in games as well so i can't even play games because of this issue.

merlinxi · Aug 26, 2007, 01:03 AM

anyone have any other suggestions, what is that ramtester again?

Judas · Aug 26, 2007, 01:18 AM

Memtest86 version 1.70 is the latest available..

as for suggestion, i tried looking around for something with similare issues.. but i couldn't find anything remotely related.

PangingJr · Aug 26, 2007, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

Memtest86 version 1.70 is the latest available..

Memtest86 version 3.3 (memtest86.com/)
Memtest86+ version 1.70 (memtest.org/)

merlinxi · Sep 6, 2007, 11:43 PM

--sigh-- i hope there is nothing wrong with my video card, but it does not stutter or skip in XP. That's what doesn't make sense. I mean when the computer is thinking the mouse shouldn't be effected, because it makes any game I play un-playable.

Judas · Sep 7, 2007, 05:26 PM

I honestly can't think of the issue..

other then perhaps another USB device killing the mouse itself as well.....

If i recall right, some Printer Pollers have caused issues like that...

Tipstaff · Sep 7, 2007, 08:54 PM

Are you running with the Aero interface turned on (that allows 3D flipping of windows, and transparencies)? If so, try turning it off (ie. use the Vista Basic interface).

I think Judas is on the right track with the nVidia card. Vista Aero is 3D, and uses features of the video card to run. Since you are having the problem in both Windows desktop and games it's a pretty safe assumption.

Also, by default that card runs with SLI enabled (I think it's called Multi-GPU mode). You may want to try turning it off just as a test.

Honestly, this isn't the first time I've seen issues with this card, and it all stems from the way the card handles the bridging between the 2 halves.

Aug 22, 2007, 10:25 PM	#1
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	My vista skips...stutters...mouse skips...help annoying... Okay I get this issue where every once in awhile my Vista will stutter, and my mouse will stutter CONSTANTLY where it is un-use able. Think of it like this, remember in Back to the Future II when McFly is in the future Cafe place and Michael Jackson starts saying the drinks, then he skips like 5 times, that is EXACTLY what happens to me. Say I am playing a movie in Media Player Classic, or even playing a game, the mouse just constantly skips, and skips and skips all over the place. I know it's not my mouse because i have tried two different ones, a wireless and a corded. So I don't understand what is going on. Anyone have any idea? It does not happen in XP. Remember my stats are below. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Aug 22, 2007, 10:52 PM	Thread Starter #3
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	why you think it's the Vcard? __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Aug 22, 2007, 11:14 PM	Thread Starter #5
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	This doesn't really makes sense it does it in games as well so i can't even play games because of this issue. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Aug 26, 2007, 01:03 AM	Thread Starter #6
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	anyone have any other suggestions, what is that ramtester again? __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Sep 6, 2007, 11:43 PM	Thread Starter #9
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	--sigh-- i hope there is nothing wrong with my video card, but it does not stutter or skip in XP. That's what doesn't make sense. I mean when the computer is thinking the mouse shouldn't be effected, because it makes any game I play un-playable. __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Sep 7, 2007, 08:54 PM	#11
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Are you running with the Aero interface turned on (that allows 3D flipping of windows, and transparencies)? If so, try turning it off (ie. use the Vista Basic interface). I think Judas is on the right track with the nVidia card. Vista Aero is 3D, and uses features of the video card to run. Since you are having the problem in both Windows desktop and games it's a pretty safe assumption. Also, by default that card runs with SLI enabled (I think it's called Multi-GPU mode). You may want to try turning it off just as a test. Honestly, this isn't the first time I've seen issues with this card, and it all stems from the way the card handles the bridging between the 2 halves. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.