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From: Unknown on 15 Feb 2010 11:48
You of course mean dongle 'receiver' rather than transmitter.?
"Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message
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> Wireless mice DO NOT (usually) need or use Bluetooth.
>
> There should be two elements to your wireless optical mouse, 1). a USB
> "dongle" wireless transmitter and 2). the wireless mouse itself.
>
> Plug the dongle into a spare USB port.
>
> Switch on the mouse (there should be an on / off switch underneath the
> mouse)
>
> Next comes the tricky bit... There should be a button on both the
> underside of the mouse and on the dongle. These buttons may or may not be
> labelled "connect", and there may only be just the button on the mouse.
>
> If there are both a button on the mouse and on the dongle, first press the
> button on the mouse and then (usually within a max period of 30 seconds to
> 2 mins), press the second button - on the dongle.
>
> It is at this point that the Window's drivers should automatically detect
> a "hid" device ("hid" doesn't mean "hidden" but stands for Human Interface
> Device - a class of device that includes mice).
>
>
> Alternatively, you can usually download the specific manual for most
> bought hardware from the internet. You should be able to find it by just
> typing the make and model into "Google"...
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
>
>
> "Ove" <Ove(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4D8F7DF3-162F-43E8-8499-97F164364D8B(a)microsoft.com...
>>I have an Acer Aspire One netbook with XP and service pack 3 installed. I
>>am
>> trying to install a mouse (Labtec wireless optical mouse plus). Labtec
>> info
>> says: This product does not require any software. Please use the
>> operating
>> system's native device drivers.
>>
>> I suppose the mouse needs bluetooth. I click Start - Controlpanel, but
>> there
>> is no bluetooth icon.
>>
>> I have also tried to click (attempted translation from Swedish) Start -
>> Control panel - Add new machine ware. The list presented does not contain
>> a
>> choice for a mouse.
>>
>> Any ideas on how to get the mouse working?
>>
>> /Ove
>>
>


From: Ove on 15 Feb 2010 14:55

Thank you Mr Joe/Elmo

I didn´t understand what I was reading. Now I know the mouse is not
complete, the USB plug is missing. My misconception, my fault. I´ll simply
buy a new mouse. I learned. Thanks for the thorough replies.

/Ove, Stockholm

"Elmo" wrote:

> Ove wrote:
> > Thank you both Mr Joe and Mr Tim
> >
> > After some time I found the mouse on the labtec homepage. It was not the
> > same type that was linked.
> > http://labtec.com/index.cfm/gear/details/EUR/EN,crid=29,contentid=729
> >
> > I got this mouse from the fiancé, it was a left over. It was unopened in
> > its package, just a plastic cover.
> >
> > There is a connect button on the underside that works but there is no dongle
> > on this mouse, as on the picture in the link.
> >
> > Specifications on the product:
> > P/N 831522-0000
> > M/NM-RBM118
> > PID PN835MA
> >
> > None of these search words above can be found on Google. Do I have a bootleg
> > A funny mouse...?
>
> Specifications:
>
> * PC with Windows® 98, 2000, ME or XP
> _*_Available_USB_port_or_PS/2_port_
> * CD-ROM drive
> * Includes 2-year limited warranty
>
> That page mentions that you need a USB or PS2 port, so a sending unit
> that plugs into the USB or PS2 port is/was there. If not snapped into
> the underside, you may have left it in the packaging.
>
> > "Elmo" wrote:
> >
> >> Ove wrote:
> >>> I have an Acer Aspire One netbook with XP and service pack 3 installed. I am
> >>> trying to install a mouse (Labtec wireless optical mouse plus). Labtec info
> >>> says: This product does not require any software. Please use the operating
> >>> system's native device drivers.
> >>>
> >>> I suppose the mouse needs bluetooth. I click Start – Controlpanel, but there
> >>> is no bluetooth icon.
> >>>
> >>> I have also tried to click (attempted translation from Swedish) Start –
> >>> Control panel – Add new machine ware. The list presented does not contain a
> >>> choice for a mouse.
> >>>
> >>> Any ideas on how to get the mouse working?
> >> http://labtec.com/index.cfm?countryid=1001&languageid=1&page=gear/listing&crid=29
> >>
> >> Labtec doesn't mention the model you named, but the ones listed all have
> >> a USB dongle. One image (below) shows where it's stored on the
> >> underside of the mouse. That, with what Tim Meddick posted should get
> >> you going.
> >>
> >> http://labtec.com/index.cfm/gear/details/AMR/EN,crid=29,contentid=627
>
> --
> Joe =o)
> .
>
From: J. P. Gilliver (John) on 27 Feb 2010 08:14
>On Feb 15, 12:12 am, Ove <O...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> I have an Acer Aspire One netbook with XP and service pack 3 installed. I am
>> trying to install a mouse (Labtec wireless optical mouse plus). Labtec info
>> says: This product does not require any software. Please use the operating
>> system's native device drivers.
>>
>> I suppose the mouse needs bluetooth. I click Start – Controlpanel, but there
>> is no bluetooth icon.

If it says it works without drivers, then either it does not use
bluetooth, or if it does, this should be transparent, because the
receiver half of the mouse will make it appear as a normal (almost
certainly USB) mouse. (Does the Aspire One _have_ bluetooth?)

You have plugged in the receiver that came with the mouse, haven't you?
This is a small object like a thumb drive (assuming it's USB); sometimes
it's stored for convenience under or in a compartment within the mouse
itself.

Another possibility is that the mouse and the receiver need "pairing",
or similar phrase: this usually involves pressing a button on the
receiver and the mouse at the same time, or something like that. (Not
one of the main buttons - it's usually a little round or square button,
recessed underneath or something.) See the box/instructions for the
mouse.

(Finally, I assume the mouse has a good cell in it, or if it's sealed
rechargeable, has been charged. Does it light up [more] when you move
it?)
>>
>> I have also tried to click (attempted translation from Swedish) Start –
>> Control panel – Add new machine ware. The list presented does not contain a

It _shouldn't_ be necessary, it should autodetect a mouse.
[]
--
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** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

"It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's
the part that I do understand." - Mark Twain
From: Tim Meddick on 28 Feb 2010 15:19
John,
If you were keeping up with the conversation, you would have read "Ove"'s
last post (15-Feb-2010) admitting to us that the mouse is "incomplete", in that the
dongle is missing...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG(a)soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> You have plugged in the receiver that came with the mouse, haven't you?....
>
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