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Engreeks1 · 05-13-2008, 12:57 PM

Hi there,

I've been having some wrist pain lately, so I was looking around the internet for more ergonomic mice. I heard some good things about the Kensington Expert mouse, and I picked up an old serial version (the 5.0 model) on craigslist. I bought a serial/usb adapter from fry's hoping everything would work, but that hasn't been the case.

I'm running Vista SP1, and I have only USB ports (no ps2 or serial).

When I plug in the serial/usb adapter, Vista recognizes it and successfully installs the driver.

When I first plugged in the mouse, it worked for about 5 seconds, then it stopped responding all together. My other usb mouse continues to work throughout this.

I tried unplugging it and replugging it in, and this time it never worked. That's the state it's in now.

I tried this on my xp laptop (usb only aswell) and it did not respond at all.

Do any of you know if I need special drivers? Kensington's current drivers don't work for serial mice.

thanks!

05-13-2008, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Engreeks1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 OS: vista home premium	Can't connect serial mouse to computer with serial-usb adapter Hi there, I've been having some wrist pain lately, so I was looking around the internet for more ergonomic mice. I heard some good things about the Kensington Expert mouse, and I picked up an old serial version (the 5.0 model) on craigslist. I bought a serial/usb adapter from fry's hoping everything would work, but that hasn't been the case. I'm running Vista SP1, and I have only USB ports (no ps2 or serial). When I plug in the serial/usb adapter, Vista recognizes it and successfully installs the driver. When I first plugged in the mouse, it worked for about 5 seconds, then it stopped responding all together. My other usb mouse continues to work throughout this. I tried unplugging it and replugging it in, and this time it never worked. That's the state it's in now. I tried this on my xp laptop (usb only aswell) and it did not respond at all. Do any of you know if I need special drivers? Kensington's current drivers don't work for serial mice. thanks!