Spinning in games

Does anyone else using a keyboard and mouse gaming, get into a spin? The problem seems to be with the mouse which I use for looking, direction, etc.
I've died lately on some pretty tricky bits as a result of going in to a spin, and it's very frustrating!
I use the Logitech optical cordles keyboard and mouse and all batteries are good.
Does anyone know of a possible fix?

 

have you got anything metal around the keyboard or the mouse/receiver? try moving if you have. ive tried using a logitech mouse with my metal pc desk and it didnt like it at all, loads of intermittant problems. mainly just wouldnt work

 

Hi Stellavision, have you tried downloading the latest drivers from the manufacturers web site? Worked for me a while back.
Cheers Oddbodd

 

I would put money on it being the surface you are using,I had the same problem for a while,get a decent mouse mat and you should be laughing

(obviously I could be completely wrong )

 

i second that
you deffo need a blank mouse mat or blank surface to use opticals
the lines in my wood pc desk cause it to go wild all the time

 

Thanks for your response guys.
First of all, their are a few metal objects near the IR receiver but the mouse is usually nowhere near them.

Secondly, I have the very latest Logitech drivers.

Thirdly, I have two mouse mats. One on my desk, and another on a peice of wood which I use for gaming on my big plasma screen!
I think it has done it on both, but more frequently on my desk.

 

I think the mat thing seems about right now.
I've just done about an hours gaming on a different mouse mat with no spinning.
Cheers.

 

Nothing worse than having a spinning frenzy and ending up looking at the ceiling when you were about to shoot some1 in the back of the head.