Mouse Lag in vista games but not xp

AlexanderPD · Jan 23, 2009

Hi, i have mouse lag problem but ONLY when i'm playing games and ONLY when i'm using Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Under windows xp i have no mouse lag at all :\
Now i have installed windows xp sp3, vista ultimate x64 and seven, all the 3 OS with latest driver for mouse and VGA.
My mouse is a logitech G5, my video card ati 4850 and my motherboard abit ip35.

I tryed really everything.. but always without success

What i can do?

lordbob75 · Jan 23, 2009

Have you tried another mouse? Is your mouse wireless?

~Lordbob

AlexanderPD · Jan 23, 2009

my mouse is a logitech G5 (non cordless) and in a normal situation it have no lag :D
for normal i mean "everything outside a 3d game"

and, i repeat, in windows xp i don't have any lag

thank you for reply

stormy13 · Jan 23, 2009

If by latest mouse driver you mean Setpoint 4.70, maybe uninstall it and try an older version,

Download SetPoint 4.40 - FileHippo.com

Give the 4.40 a try. Haven't been following it up much lately but if you check out the Logitech forums quite a few people had issues with the 4.70 when it came out.

AlexanderPD · Jan 23, 2009

ok i just tryed both 4.40 and 4.70 (before i was using 4.60.122, and i have to download them from other site because i have 64bit vista) but..
nothing changes

still lag in 3d games..
can't be a video card issue?

lordbob75 · Jan 23, 2009

Is your video card fairly new? You may try turning down the video settings and see if it helps. Are you playing an online game?

What does non cordless mean? Try a wired mouse.

~Lordbob

AlexanderPD · Jan 23, 2009

yes, my video card is new, a radeon hd4850 (trust me, it's a great card).
I'm playing an online game called "osu" osu! - rhythm is just a click away
"non cordless" means that it's wired, this is the mouse:

Osu is a rhythm game and mouse lag makes it unplayable

Thank you again

lordbob75 · Jan 23, 2009

Interesting. It could be the lag from the internet here. Are you hooked up hardwire or wirelessly?

And next time just say wired mouse.

~Lordbob

AlexanderPD · Jan 23, 2009

lordbob75 said:
Interesting. It could be the lag from the internet here. Are you hooked up hardwire or wirelessly?

can't be a lag problem.. mouse lags even in the main menu.. even if i'm totally offline

i'm hooked up hardwire (ethernet cable directly to the router)

lordbob75 said:
And next time just say wired mouse.

ok

lordbob75 · Jan 23, 2009

Lol. Interesting problem...

Does it still lag with another mouse? This is important because if it doesn't, then your mouse has a problem.

~Lordbob

AlexanderPD · Jan 24, 2009

same problem with another usb mouse (in another usb port)

so is not a setpoint related problem

Clevo · Jan 24, 2009

Could it be how you have set the mouse...you can set the speed in which the mouse reacts

AlexanderPD · Jan 24, 2009

i set the usb refresh rate to 500hz ^^'
But.. maybe i have found a solution :O
Disabling Aero helps a lot! With Aero OFF i can play without any mouselag :D
And if i set the game to OpenGL even with Aero ON i don't have any mouse lag issue

So... the problem can be in:
- Video card driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard's chipset driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard hardware (i'll never buy an abit anymore :\ )

Mouse and mouse driver are ok

All this.. totally IHMO

stormy13 · Jan 24, 2009

Disabling Aero helps a lot! With Aero OFF i can play without any mouselag

Not necessarily an ideal solution, but at least it works. Have seen others with the same sort of problem where it alomost seems like Aero isn't turning off when a game is launched, but don't remember the fix. Hopefully someone here does.

Motherboard hardware (i'll never buy an abit anymore :\ )

You don't have to worry about that anymore as Abit is now out of the motherboard business,

Universal Abit has announced that it will close on December 31st, 2008, and officially cease to exist on January 1st, 2009.[1] By 2009, Abit will no longer sell motherboards and may focus on CE field. Warranties will still be handled by Abit for another 3 years or so.

Universal abit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AlexanderPD · Jan 24, 2009

stormy13 said:
Not necessarily an ideal solution, but at least it works.

Yeah, i like Aero and i prefer to have it

But this game runs in "windowed" mode, sorry if i forgot to tell it :P
In windowed mode Aero remains always on.

stormy13 said:
You don't have to worry about that anymore as Abit is now out of the motherboard business

Cool, so i can't hope in a new bios update that can help this or other problem :D

Anyway, Thank you for all the support!

MrNeeds · Jan 24, 2009

AlexanderPD said:
i set the usb refresh rate to 500hz ^^'
But.. maybe i have found a solution :O
Disabling Aero helps a lot! With Aero OFF i can play without any mouselag :D
And if i set the game to OpenGL even with Aero ON i don't have any mouse lag issue

So... the problem can be in:
- Video card driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard's chipset driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard hardware (i'll never buy an abit anymore :\ )

Mouse and mouse driver are ok

All this.. totally IHMO

hey before you go alex, you are not the only person with this problem, my mouse has a major crap sometimes, but not all the time, it cant even be described as lag, its more like the old ball mice with dirt on the ball, like its not responding and goes where it wants, and i have to unplug my mouse and plug it back in again to fix, but i have found a permanent solution, unplug anything not neccessary in the USB ports, ie/ game controllers, webcams, printers etc.. works after this

AlexanderPD · Jan 24, 2009

MrNeeds said:
AlexanderPD said:

i set the usb refresh rate to 500hz ^^'
But.. maybe i have found a solution :O
Disabling Aero helps a lot! With Aero OFF i can play without any mouselag :D
And if i set the game to OpenGL even with Aero ON i don't have any mouse lag issue

So... the problem can be in:
- Video card driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard's chipset driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard hardware (i'll never buy an abit anymore :\ )

Mouse and mouse driver are ok

All this.. totally IHMO

Click to expand...

hey before you go alex, you are not the only person with this problem, my mouse has a major crap sometimes, but not all the time, it cant even be described as lag, its more like the old ball mice with dirt on the ball, like its not responding and goes where it wants, and i have to unplug my mouse and plug it back in again to fix, but i have found a permanent solution, unplug anything not neccessary in the USB ports, ie/ game controllers, webcams, printers etc.. works after this

i have this SAME problem with my mother's laptop mouse :D
In my case it's caused from the damaged wire, for fix it i bought another mouse

Did your mouse have this problem in other OS (like an ubuntu live) or in another pc? If yes it's an hardware problem

ps: sorry for my "child-like" english

MrNeeds · Jan 24, 2009

AlexanderPD said:
MrNeeds said:

AlexanderPD said:

i set the usb refresh rate to 500hz ^^'
But.. maybe i have found a solution :O
Disabling Aero helps a lot! With Aero OFF i can play without any mouselag :D
And if i set the game to OpenGL even with Aero ON i don't have any mouse lag issue

So... the problem can be in:
- Video card driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard's chipset driver (i have the last driver!)
- Motherboard hardware (i'll never buy an abit anymore :\ )

Mouse and mouse driver are ok

All this.. totally IHMO

Click to expand...

hey before you go alex, you are not the only person with this problem, my mouse has a major crap sometimes, but not all the time, it cant even be described as lag, its more like the old ball mice with dirt on the ball, like its not responding and goes where it wants, and i have to unplug my mouse and plug it back in again to fix, but i have found a permanent solution, unplug anything not neccessary in the USB ports, ie/ game controllers, webcams, printers etc.. works after this

Click to expand...

i have this SAME problem with my mother's laptop mouse :D
In my case it's caused from the damaged wire, for fix it i bought another mouse
Did your mouse have this problem in other OS (like an ubuntu live) or in another pc? If yes it's an hardware problem

ps: sorry for my "child-like" english

its with all operating systems, ive tried it with xp, vista, windows 7, ubuntu(linux), mac osx, but these operating systems were installed all on the same machine without any hardware disconnected, i simply unplugged my wireless gaming reciever and it worked perfectly and my mouse is about 2 months old, its always been like this.

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