Deleted1662706User Posted November 27, 2010 Posted November 27, 2010 Hi all, Sometime while I'm playing Oblivion, around say... 5-10 minutes of gameplay, the mouse and keyboard will suddenly lock up. I can't move my character, look around, open a menu, anything. I have to put the computer to sleep, wake it up and end Oblivion.exe just to regain control. It never used to do this when I had a wired Mouse and Keyboard. I cannot have a wired one anymore, as I have moved my computer into my bedroom from my office, and it is on the other side of the room, and I sit on my bed to play (No desk) Can anybody please provide me with a solution? I really want to play again. :( Thanks, LordEsther.
Smooth613 Posted November 27, 2010 Posted November 27, 2010 Get a better wireless keyboard and mouse? Or move closer to the PC. You know the problem is hardware related since it works just fine with a hard-wired keyboard+mouse. I personally use a wireless mouse with Oblivion and have no issues. Although my receiver is only about 12-14 inches from my mouse.
Deleted1662706User Posted November 27, 2010 Author Posted November 27, 2010 It is fine with everything else, however. So I don't think it's hardware related. Also, when I press Ctrl Alt Del, and then go to O, and end it, it's fine. The whole game crashes for some reason. It doesn't CTD or anything, but just freezes the place I was For example, I press autorun. It freezes, I'm autorunning forever, cannot move otherwise.
Shadowfen Posted November 27, 2010 Posted November 27, 2010 On 11/27/2010 at 6:53 PM, LordEsther said: It is fine with everything else, however. So I don't think it's hardware related. Also, when I press Ctrl Alt Del, and then go to O, and end it, it's fine. The whole game crashes for some reason. It doesn't CTD or anything, but just freezes the place I was For example, I press autorun. It freezes, I'm autorunning forever, cannot move otherwise. I would have voted for a hardware problem myself... still might. :) Your other possibility is a device driver problem. Do you have the latest drivers loaded for your wireless keyboard and mouse?
Deleted1662706User Posted November 28, 2010 Author Posted November 28, 2010 I think so... Just in case, where can I get these drivers? I'm not sure what kind of keyboard or mouse. Only information is Advent.
Qwaxalot Posted December 1, 2010 Posted December 1, 2010 You can use dxdiag to determine the date and version of your drivers. You can try windows device manager. Find your keyboard & mouse and tell windows to look for updates. You might also try a USB extender cable and jack and see if moving the receiver closer to your bed helps. This may also be a codec issue: K-lite Nightmare
Deleted1662706User Posted December 1, 2010 Author Posted December 1, 2010 Hi, My keyboard and mouse is all fully updated, and it still crashes. I can Ctrl-Alt-Del out and end the process easily enough. Could it be due to mods? When I installed, I had some old mods still installed. Could it be those?
bben46 Posted December 1, 2010 Posted December 1, 2010 This doesn't sound like a mod problem. More like a signal strength problem. If your Keyboard or mouse looses the signal for a few seconds it can easily lock up the game. Try Quaxalot's suggestion of getting a USB extender cable to get the receiver closer to where the mouse & keyboard are.The range on wireless KB & mouse is actually very short. I cannot move mine (mouse only) more than about 6 feet without dropouts. They are cheap.
Deleted1662706User Posted December 1, 2010 Author Posted December 1, 2010 Strange... I did a complete delete, and got rid of the mods I had, and reinstalled. It's perfect now. Thanks for the help, all.
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