Windows Server 2008 R2 Mouse Performance

[esnmb]

Anyone else seeing slow and sluggish mouse movements with Server 2008 and 2008 R2?

[vmroyale]

Hello.

Yes, what version of ESX(i) and vCenter are you using? Have you tried changing the video driver to wddm_video?

Good Luck!

[esnmb]

ESXi 4.0 update 2 and vCenter 4.0 update 2. Soon going to 4.1.

I just use the typical install of VMTools...

[vmroyale · Accepted solution]

You can try the approach outlined in kb 1011709 to switch to the wddm_video driver, and this will likely fix the problem. Take a snapshot first, just in case you run into the nasty black screen issue mentioned.

[esnmb]

That did it! Do you know if this is corrected in 4.1?

[vmroyale]

Glad to hear that worked! The behavior is the same in 4.1.

[Conic123]

I too experienced the same behaviour in 4.1. I recommend going ahead and editing your VM to set the RAM from Auto to 32mb. No pesky black screen problem that way. Everything else is still the same.

[vmjellz]

If found step by step instructions with clear images are also available here:

http://vm-pro.com/improve-vmware-console-mouse-experience-with-windows-server-2008/

Cheers!