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From: KR on 8 Jan 2010 01:54 For some reason I cant get my standard Microsoft wheelmouse to work in XP when connected via USB. Works fine in PS2 (with the supplied adaptor) but not directly to USB The USB socket works fine with other things, but not mouse, it wont even light up or make the "noise" you get when plugging in a device. All other USB sockets on the PC fail to run the mouse. Tried another mouse, same problem
From: shegeek72 on 8 Jan 2010 03:12 On Jan 7, 10:54 pm, KR <kenreed1...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Tried another mouse, same problem If it won't 'light up' it's not getting any power. Was the other mouse you tried a USB?
From: KR on 8 Jan 2010 04:02 On Jan 8, 6:12 pm, shegeek72 <karmictara...(a)2die4.com> wrote: > On Jan 7, 10:54 pm, KR <kenreed1...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tried another mouse, same problem > If it won't 'light up' it's not getting any power. Was the other mouse > you tried a USB? Both were identical Microsoft optical wheel mouse, both refused to work in any USB port on the PC, both worked fine in PS2 - using the adaptor provided with them. Other devices work fine with the USB ports. Have removed all drivers to do with mouse and "human interface devices" and let xp detect and replace them still no difference. I think it has to be to do with windows, or similar, just have no idea where to look.
From: geoff on 8 Jan 2010 18:56 I plugged my logitech mouse into a SATA port and xp installed an 'HID device' driver for it. I use an MS mouse driver because I like some of the features for the side buttons but the side buttons only work when the mouse is plugged into a mouse port via a 'SATA to mouse port' adaptor. --g
From: Flasherly on 8 Jan 2010 23:13
On Jan 8, 1:54 am, KR <kenreed1...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > For some reason I cant get my standard Microsoft wheelmouse to work in > XP when connected via USB. > > Works fine in PS2 (with the supplied adaptor) but not directly to USB > > The USB socket works fine with other things, but not mouse, it wont > even light up or make the "noise" you get when plugging in a device. > All other USB sockets on the PC fail to run the mouse. > > Tried another mouse, same problem I'm on my second Logitec trackballs left-handed (lefty/righty, because they're adaptable). Three years and hasn't broke (metal bearings for the balls in this one). I'm leery of "adapters" (PS2>USB). I've also had issues with some hardware. Not all USB endowed MBs I've experienced are equal (once upon a time, should be less the case nowadays). Have you tried a "generic" mouse equipped with a hardwired USB interface, and not a PS2<>USB adapter? PS2 is going floppies were went and where 50-pin PATA IDE is headed. Also, enable the BIOS detection boot screen sequence. Keyboard and mouse both should boot to show as present. Some boot-to-DOS 98/6.22 programs use a mouse with the driver. Partition Magic comes to mind. I'd want also to test it in DOS. If I swap to a different USB ports with my FOCUS keyboard (has a functioning mouse-ball built in), or the Logitec, I'm liable to end up with both not functioning with XP. USB can tend to have a bit of an attitude, IMO. |