I encountered the same issue... the solution for now is to untick the Steelseries Engine startup service under "msconfig"

My sensei says hi

Thanks for submitting the ticket mate
Let's hope SS releases a new driver/firmware update to sensei soon

That's a sharp looking sensei setup you got there dude

EDIT: Seems like there will be a new driver software release in 1-2 weeks time for sensei according to this forumer
http://www.overclock.net/15082312-post371.html

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Sep 27 2011, 09:47 PM

Hey i have my sensei's ExactLift set at 14 or 33% too!
Now what's left is the driver update from SS

Agree with you... my ex-Kinzu suffered the peeling from the matte rubber coating and sticky feel (aka resin rot)
so I avoided the Xai and went for the Sensei

My peeling ex-Kinzu

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Added on September 29, 2011, 12:48 pmI tried to rename my profile to "Aa" but after restarting my pc it still defaults back to the Aion orange LED settings
Guess I will stick to unticking the msconfig startup service till SS releases a new driver version


This post has been edited by b3nji23: Sep 29 2011, 12:48 PM

After you rename the "Aa" profile, do you need to drag it into the on board mouse profile? eg. Profile 1?
Mine still toggles back to Aion profile even after renaming
Are you on Windows 7 64bit?

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Sep 29 2011, 05:03 PM

I have submitted a ticket to SS Support team with regards to this issue and apparently the new driver will be released on friday

SS support team's reply:
" Indeed I've realized that the fix does not work currently. We're releasing a new version on Friday that will resolve the issue. Simply uninstall your current version (select to clear profiles) and install the new version on Friday and it will be entirely fixed without any need for a workaround.

Hope you can wait the few days "

Now the wait begins

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Sep 30 2011, 04:10 AM

New SS Engine update is out!

http://steelseries.com/g/steelseries-engine

Region: INT. Version: 2.1.588. Released: 2011-09-30

Download (29207 KB)

The start up bug is gone!

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Oct 3 2011, 08:21 PM

New incoming SteelSeries products:
- EHOME Qck+ Limited Edition
- Gank Edition Qck Mass
- Siberia v2 Black & Gold special edition.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/niceday-virtual-...v2-headset.html









The EHOME QcK+ looks good

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Oct 5 2011, 02:46 AM

Yes I agree too
Updated my earlier post with pictures

You can consider the Astro heasets too

http://www.astrogaming.com/headsets/a30-he...t-astro-edition

haha ok i'm die hard SS fan here too
i'm using my logitech webcam mic

ermmm not really... SK's design looks pretty good in real life imo

but your mileage may vary



This post has been edited by b3nji23: Nov 22 2011, 05:06 AM

Source: http://www.overclock.net/t/1183274/kinzu-v...v2-pro-and-kana

"Hi everyone. I started reading this forum a while back, and a few of you have been really nice in providing suggestions, feedback and testing - thus I feel it's appropriate to give a heads up here first. This week we will soft launch a couple of new mice, initially in Asia (I am writing this from Korea). Some regions will get them sooner than others, depending on logistics and other factors, some maybe even as early as next week. In early January we will turn everything on and they should be available globally.

The new mice being released are;

Kinzu v2
Kinzu v2 Pro
Kana

All the mice are optical. Ambidextrous. Several color spins will be released of all versions.

The Kinzu v2 Pro is pretty much based on requests/demands/complaints/feedback from you guys. It features teflon feet and Omron switches. We listen.

Kana uses the same formfactor as Kinzu, but it is 4% bigger overall. That puts it (literally) right in the middle between Kinzu/Sensei in terms of size, for those of you familiar with those shapes. We have upgraded the feet and switches in Kana, also based on feedback from this forum.

I sent units for testing to Bullveyr, Skylit, Derp and Furuya. Received amazing feedback. Like really amazing. We normally focus our testing on competitive gamers, but I was very impressed with the detailed feedback we got from the 4 gentlemen mentioned above. We even found and corrected bugs that might have slipped thru the "pro's". My deepest thanks to those of the 4 who had time to help test, this is something I would for sure like to do again - both for new products but also for new firmware/software releases.

I don't really visit this forum to sell, but I promised you guys to get feedback from people who are both knowledgeable and trusted.. And that now falls on the 4 gentlemen. As of December 14th they are free to answer any questions, that was the deal I made with them back then.

I will try to check in as well to answer questions.


Cheers - and thanks for all the great feedback and suggestions.

by kimrom from SteelSeries"

SS Kana launched
http://steelseries.com/products/mice/steelseries-kana

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Dec 20 2011, 03:27 PM

i agree with you on this one
will be aiming for the black one too
but does the side grips look glossy? hmmm

Having tried both mouses, imo I feel that the L/R buttons used in Sensei feels more tactile and better responsive feedback as compared to the Xai's.
And also the side buttons are much easier to click against the Xai's too.
Not to forget the improved and wider scroll wheel as well
This is just my 2 cents and your mileage may vary though

New SS firmware updates released

http://steelseries.com/support/downloads

Firmware updates: Sensei and Kana

Hi everyone, we have released new firmware updates for SteelSeries Sensei and SteelSeries Kana - this can be downloaded from our download section (click Sensei or Kana, choose Windows Firmware Update tool).

Windows Firmware Update Tool v1.17.8.6 contains important fixes and improvements for the firmware on the Sensei and Kana mice. In particular, the improvements are defined below:

Sensei (firmware version 244):

- The Sensei no longer stays powered on while the computer is in sleep mode.

- Performance Enhancements: Read and Write operations have been dramatically improved. The Sensei cursor no longer “skips” for 1-2 seconds when switching between profiles or saving profiles.

- In unique certain situations, DCPI mode would get disabled. This issue has been resolved.

- ExactAim and ExactAccel no longer cancel each other out.

Kana (firmware version 260):

- Fixed an intermittent issue that caused the cursor to be stuck in movement when the mouse is quickly moved off the surface.

This post has been edited by b3nji23: Feb 17 2012, 05:01 PM

just updated my sensei to firmware 244 and now the switching of profiles and saving settings does not lag anymore!!!
finally steelseries got their act together!!