Having a wired mouse for more than 5 years. Connecting cable started not to fit properly to the usb port in the computer. Need to keep it raised by putting something below the connector. But don't want to throw it out. Any possible ways to keep with me? Life Long? Expecting positive replies. Thanks

 

For practical purposes it would be easiest to replace the cable.
There are certain applicable ways to make the connection but they require connecting the mouse to a wifi device so you still need the connector.

If you want to do some crazy Rick and Morty invention thing from scratch, it is certainly possible, but all the solutions I can think of are extreme.

So if you really want to keep your mouse just replace the cable

 

Connecting cable started not to fit properly to the usb port in the computer.

Is that because the plug on the cable is worn, or because the USB socket on the computer is worn? If the latter, try a different USB socket.

 

Is that because the plug on the cable is worn, or because the USB socket on the computer is worn? If the latter, try a different USB socket.

Laptop's Female USB port is working fine...

 

Laptop's Female USB port is working fine...

Then just put a new plug on the mouse cable. The post#5 linked connector looks a simple solution.

 

A plain USB charger cable may have all the wires in it to renew yours; they are abundant for ~$1 and you can keep the replaced one with you.
Or, buy a wireless mouse new or used; remove its guts. Now you have all the working and tested parts to transplant into your ill wired mouse shell and make it wireless. Perhaps battery included. Later you will find laptops can run without mice and use a touch pad instead. Which reminds me to check and find out if wireless pads exist...

Edit. They exist ! ---> https://www.amazon.com/wireless-touchpad/s?k=wireless+touchpad

 

OR get a short USB extension cable , plug the mouse into it and tape that connection so it will stay working. Simple, easy, and cheap.

 

you will find laptops can run without mice and use a touch pad instead.

I have a laptop with such a pad, but find if awkward/annoying to use, so I disable it and connect a wireless mouse.

 

OR get a short USB extension cable , plug the mouse into it and tape that connection so it will stay working. Simple, easy, and cheap.

Like one of these.

 

Touch pads and my finger do not get along very well together. Unless you have a great sentimental attachment to that mouse, replace it with a newer and improved model... FWIW

Also, you might consider a paired wireless mouse AND keyboard. My fingers also have problems with laptop keyboards and especially popup virtual keyboards.

 

New wired mouses are plentiful and cheap. So are basic wireless mouses. Don't waste time making a bird with broken wings fly, it won't last long. Worn out is worn out. Time to replace.

And converting an existing wired mouse to a wireless means finding a way to mount batteries inside it. That alone will be a very difficult venture. Certainly not worth the time and expense when compared to getting a new mouse.

 

Having a wired mouse for more than 5 years. Connecting cable started not to fit properly to the usb port in the computer. Need to keep it raised by putting something below the connector. But don't want to throw it out. Any possible ways to keep with me? Life Long? Expecting positive replies. Thanks

Why do you want to keep it so badly? Is there something about it that you just really, really love that is unique to it? Are you really willing to spend a bunch of time, effort, and money to convert a wired mouse to wireless when wireless mice are pretty dirt cheap? If so, then probably the easiest way would be to buy a wireless mouse and swap the guts of it with your wired mouse. But you would need to be careful to ensure that the motion sensor and buttons/wheels are sufficiently compatible.

I've got USB devices, including nice, that have been in use for over twenty years and have never had a connector start not fitting. Either you are abusing things pretty badly, or it was such poor quality to begin with that the rest of it probably won't last much longer, so it's probably a good time to ditch it and get a proper wireless mouse.

 

Why do you want to keep it so badly? Is there something about it that you just really, really love that is unique to it? Are you really willing to spend a bunch of time, effort, and money to convert a wired mouse to wireless when wireless mice are pretty dirt cheap? If so, then probably the easiest way would be to buy a wireless mouse and swap the guts of it with your wired mouse. But you would need to be careful to ensure that the motion sensor and buttons/wheels are sufficiently compatible.

I've got USB devices, including nice, that have been in use for over twenty years and have never had a connector start not fitting. Either you are abusing things pretty badly, or it was such poor quality to begin with that the rest of it probably won't last much longer, so it's probably a good time to ditch it and get a proper wireless mouse.

Going for an extension cable...

 

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Like one of these.

Trying the same

 

Actually, I did replace a wired mouse cable once. Back when computer mice were less common, and the windows OS was not the rule.Some "joker"had stretched the cable for me when I was not looking. So there were broken conductors inside, in several places. And getting a replacement mouse at work was a certified PAIN. AND the cable was soldered on, not connectorized. Actually, it was the same cable but instead of six feet it was only two feet. Which was quite adequate for desktop use of a laptop computer at the time. I don't recall if it was a five wire cable or a six wire cable.

 

Is there something about it that you just really, really love that is unique to it?

I'm thinking if it has a unique feature and converting a wired into a wireless, which means changing all of the electronics inside - that feature is going to go away. If it's a beloved mouse - bronze it and put it on the fireplace mantle for all to see. Otherwise it's landfill fodder. Which actually it shouldn't go in the landfill but should be recycled for materials and hazardous materials collection such as leaded solder - if so soldered.

 

I'd get a donor mouse from a thrift store and do a lot of Dremel-ing and glueing, if I really wanted to convert a mouse to wireless.

 

I would do the USB extension trick I suggested long ago, and leave it at that. it is not at all likely that any revision would be even close to satisfactory. Wired mice and wireless are very much different inside. I have taken several of them apart and so I know.

 

i would just buy a new mouse. they do not cost an arm of a leg.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wireless...refix=wireless+mouse,aps,109&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

 

I would do the USB extension trick I suggested long ago, and leave it at that. it is not at all likely that any revision would be even close to satisfactory. Wired mice and wireless are very much different inside. I have taken several of them apart and so I know.

x2 on this simple approach. I can't help to think though, that a strained cable is more likely than a bad connector.