im using usb...the power will come on to the mouse then once it hits windows its doneMaddhatter said:sounds like a short to me in the monitor wire i don't see how that would have anything to do with your mouse unless its shorting out something in the motherboard...if you have another monitor try hooking it up through that...im assuming your using the PS/2 port for the mouse..try using a USB port for it and see if it works