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yes. when the computer is restarted and the mouse plugged back in, vista offers to install the mouse, but I continue to get the error message After I attempted the fix I got this error:
WINDOWS encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device.
Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it.
HID - compliant device
an error occurred during the installation of the device
the driver intallation file for this device is missing a necessary entry this may be because the INS was written for windows 95 or later
contact your hardware vendor. if you know the manufactuer of your device you can visit its website and check the support section for driver software. WINDOWS encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device.