WMO mouse "flick" action makes cursor go nuts or not move

When I try to "flick" the mouse too fast, the pointer just sits there or goes all over the screen. Is this "neg acceleration?" I already turned off acceleration in windows and d/l'ed the registry "mousefix". It becomes pretty intrusive for gameplay when i try to turn quickly and the crosshair just flies around or stops and I die. I'm also currently trying to overclock the usb port to 500 hz but it won't go past 200 hz. WMO is supposed to be a good mouse for gaming, and I'd like to use it to its fullest potential. Thanks.

Specs:

Asus eee 1005HA

WinXP Home SP3

Thanks for the replies.

fatal1ty recommends a 4.2 to 4.5 sensitivity for quake live. Ofc everyone has their own playstyles for fps games, and different games are suitable for different sensitivity levels. There are good high sens. users, but I'm assuming that in general, lower sens = more fluid movement/accuracy. There are many "good" players of fps games that go as low as 2 (althougth some of these are with high dpi mice)

In a WMO video on youtube with quakelive set to low sensitivity, the guy did 180 degree spins in a quick sweeping motion that was WAY faster than the speed at which mine malfunctions, and did it multiple times for more than 5 minutes straight with no problem.. I'm leaning toward the faulty mouse/pad, although i've tried all surfaces, and it messes up at the same speed on all of them. (I have yet to try a cloth mousepad) I've also cleaned the optics with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol, and there appear to be no scratches.

I am planning to buy a steelseries qcr hvy pad so that I have a good quality surface, then if it is just as bad I will consider the deathadder, or possibly finding another WMO (i love the lightness, simplicity, and the 400dpi. Plus it's just cool to rack up frags with an old school $10 mouse) Maybe this one is just faulty and another will work the way it's supposed to. Otherwise I will have to just live with the limitation and try to teach my muscle memory the exact speed before malfunction.

I am hoping that if I can get the overclocking problem fixed, the 500hz will help to decrease the threshold for malfunctioning. I could always just use higher sens. too, but I'm pretty comfortable with where I've got it atm.

I just don't see the point in throwing $60+ into a mouse if alot of professional gamers swear by the WMO as one of the best to use, and I've never heard anyone giving it a bad rap b/c of the problem I'm experiencing with it, though maybe those people don't "flick" fast.
Edited by Creepshow - 8/8/12 at 6:42am