My suggestion would be to try a PS/2-mouse or a USB-to-PS/2 adapter, so you can use the PS/2 port in your PC in stead of a USB-port. But that won't work in a laptop, since they usually don't have a PS/2-port.
- Do a USB keyboard and a USB flash drive work correctly?
- Does a wireless mouse with a USB-dongle correctly?
- Does a bluetooth mouse using the bluetooth receiver built in into your laptop work correctly?
ANY mouse I put into ANY USB port turns off every few mins/secs.
What should I do?
my mouse turned off as I was writing this..

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