Just thought I would pass this on, especially since I think this is an issue that is really not necessarily dependent on the hardware type, and/or the the HID drivers. It is just a guess but I am thinking that it may be a combination of anti-virus/malware software people run that is possibly corrupting the drivers and or services for HID touchpads and or HID mouse.
I have an Asus g73sw laptop running Windows 7. Uninstalling all USB drivers in the Device Manager and then clicking Check for hardware changes, worked but only for a little while. Here is what did work:
Click:
- Start
- Run
- Type:
msconfig
- On the General Tab, click Diagnostic Startup
- then click Selective startup, choose only Load system services and clear the check marks from Load startup Items and Use Original Boot configuration
- Click Apply, and when it prompts to restart computer now? click yes
- After the computer reboots, log in of course and try out your USB mouse
- Mine worked at this point; I hope this works for you too!
- Repeat steps 1 through 3. Once there put all the check marks back and then select Normal startup, click apply and yes to restart computer
- Try your USB mouse again - it should be working with "refreshed" HID drivers
Hope this works for you! The only thing I can think of is that sometimes updates may break the HID USB Hubs and HID compliant device drivers, or some service is interfering with the load order. I can't tell you exactly why this works, I just know that today I gave my USB, Mouse and Synaptics Touchpad a SERIOUS gaming workout, complete with frequent boots and device removal today and I have had ZERO problems for a straight 8 hours or more!
No reinstalling, mouse, driver, OS, regedit, Fix It, nothing - just the method above FINALLY resolved my "disappearing", code 10 code 43, device not recognized, driver failed to install mouse issues.
Msconfig is very powerful so use with caution. If you don't know what it is, read this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560