Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 Cradle Problems

I have a Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 which recharges on a cradle. Actually
have 2 which or having this problem. When placed on cradle for charging it
will blink 7 times and then go to a fast blinking red light. According to
Microsoft's Web site this is a charging problem (battery, etc.). These are
brand new rechargeable batteries and I have tried different ones same
problem. I have tried both cradles, plugged the cord in different places,
and tried everything I can possibly do. Have checked the web, and it seems
other people are having these cradle problems. Any ideas..

PS: Remember these are bluetooth devices and they work just fine, but will
not charge on the cradle, but you can manually charge these batteries...

I have found that if I left click the mouse once or twice when it is in the
cradle and flashing Red that it will stop and recharge normally.
"Mark Stonecipher" <markst@ev2.net> wrote in message
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>I have a Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 which recharges on a cradle. Actually
>have 2 which or having this problem. When placed on cradle for charging it
>will blink 7 times and then go to a fast blinking red light. According to
>Microsoft's Web site this is a charging problem (battery, etc.). These are
>brand new rechargeable batteries and I have tried different ones same
>problem. I have tried both cradles, plugged the cord in different places,
>and tried everything I can possibly do. Have checked the web, and it seems
>other people are having these cradle problems. Any ideas..
>
> PS: Remember these are bluetooth devices and they work just fine, but will
> not charge on the cradle, but you can manually charge these batteries...

I have found that if I left click the mouse once or twice when it is in the
cradle and flashing Red that it will stop and recharge normally.
"Mark Stonecipher" <markst@ev2.net> wrote in message
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>I have a Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 which recharges on a cradle. Actually
>have 2 which or having this problem. When placed on cradle for charging it
>will blink 7 times and then go to a fast blinking red light. According to
>Microsoft's Web site this is a charging problem (battery, etc.). These are
>brand new rechargeable batteries and I have tried different ones same
>problem. I have tried both cradles, plugged the cord in different places,
>and tried everything I can possibly do. Have checked the web, and it seems
>other people are having these cradle problems. Any ideas..
>
> PS: Remember these are bluetooth devices and they work just fine, but will
> not charge on the cradle, but you can manually charge these batteries...

Ill give that try thanks..

"JW" <JW@nospam.nspam> wrote in message
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>I have found that if I left click the mouse once or twice when it is in the
>cradle and flashing Red that it will stop and recharge normally.
> "Mark Stonecipher" <markst@ev2.net> wrote in message
> news:%23Twa7iXBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I have a Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 which recharges on a cradle. Actually
>>have 2 which or having this problem. When placed on cradle for charging
>>it will blink 7 times and then go to a fast blinking red light. According
>>to Microsoft's Web site this is a charging problem (battery, etc.). These
>>are brand new rechargeable batteries and I have tried different ones same
>>problem. I have tried both cradles, plugged the cord in different places,
>>and tried everything I can possibly do. Have checked the web, and it
>>seems other people are having these cradle problems. Any ideas..
>>
>> PS: Remember these are bluetooth devices and they work just fine, but
>> will not charge on the cradle, but you can manually charge these
>> batteries...
>

Nope, that doesnt work either..

I put mine in the cradle last night and sure enough it was blinking red this
morning I right and left clicked the mouse while still in the cradle a
couple of times and the red blinking stopped.
"Mark Stonecipher" <markst@ev2.net> wrote in message
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> Nope, that doesnt work either..

Mark Stonecipher;821009 Wrote:
> Nope, that doesnt work either..

Mark,
I found this thread looking for answers for the same problem. The above
solution didn't work for me either, so in an atempt to get some charge
so I could work I kept picking the mouse up from the cradle each time it
started flashing red, on about the 4th or 5th try it never started
flashing red. I think the battery supply was so depleted it couldn't get
a good start for a charge. I will see if this works later in the day but
I must get back to work.
Good luck,
Lisa


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I actually did the clicking things and it worked. I think the power
switch should be on ON position. Try it and let me know


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I have recently had this probelm after my son start playing with my
mouse. I tried replacing the battery but that resulted in the same
problem of the red light flashing after a minute or so.

I checked the drivers on the keyboard the charger and the mouse and
they were not changed. So I decided to re-connect my mouse and keyboard.
This seems to have stopped the problem where the mouse would charge for
a minute or so and then start to blink red.


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The problem with the red light appears to be due to a unchangeable battery
or to the battery not making a good connection within the mouse itself and
therefore will not charge. One user has reported that just rolling the
battery in the mouse around that it apparently made a better connection and
the red light went away.
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> I have recently had this probelm after my son start playing with my
> mouse. I tried replacing the battery but that resulted in the same
> problem of the red light flashing after a minute or so.
>
> I checked the drivers on the keyboard the charger and the mouse and
> they were not changed. So I decided to re-connect my mouse and keyboard.
> This seems to have stopped the problem where the mouse would charge for
> a minute or so and then start to blink red.
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