PS2 Mouse Port Rate Adjustment (Windows NT)

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PS2 Mouse Port Rate Adjustment (Windows NT)
Category: Home > Hardware > Mice and Keyboards

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Ever noticed how your mouse cursor flickers sometimes or doesn't run as smoothly as you would like? That's because the refresh rate is set too low, modify this key to speed things up and make your mouse cursor move smoothly.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called "SampleRate" and set it to equal 60 - 200 (decimal), where a higher number means a smoother cursor.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
SampleRate	REG_DWORD	0x0000003c (60)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters]
Name: SampleRate
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: 0 - 200 (default = 60)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 14, 2002

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