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Force Vista to Use 1000Hz Polling for USB Gaming Mice

  September 24th, 2007



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Force Vista to Use 1000Hz Polling for USB Gaming Mice

The default polling rate for USB with Windows is a lethargic 125Hz with a 8ms response time, which can hardly be considered ideal for many of us. With older versions of Windows there were many patches and work arounds that remedied this situation. Unfortunately, these workaround didn’t work for Vista due to the new security features.

NGOHQ has a post in their forums that explains a way for Vista users to force Vista to use a 1000Hz polling rate that provides a 1ms response time. The process involves installing a couple Vista updates, which you probably already have. Disable Vista integrity check and install a file that is available from the forums. Any changes such as this to the operating system run the risk of fragging your Vista install, so beware.

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