Mouse Problem

BELITD · 10-07-2002, 02:57 AM

I have a user with Windows 98 who's mouse wont work. The PC picks up the fact that there is a mouse there but the mouse itself wont physically work. If you try putting in a different mouse it recognises that you have changed it, but doesnt pick up on you moving the mouse around or clicking the buttons. Has anyone seen this?

**Der Rabe** · 10-07-2002, 05:18 AM

Is this a special type of mouse like and optical or a wireless mouse.. If it is wireless you may need to replace the batteries in the reciever. If it is optical it may have driver that need to be loaded. If neither of those are the case you may have a bad ps2 slot.

10-07-2002, 05:28 AM

Try booting into safe mode and see if there are any extra mice in the device manager.

BELITD · 10-07-2002, 06:01 AM

I have tried checking for other mice but there aren't any, & its a PS/2 mouse so I think its probably the port.

10-07-2002, 02:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
BELITD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ashington Posts: 35 OS: Win 98	Mouse Problem I have a user with Windows 98 who's mouse wont work. The PC picks up the fact that there is a mouse there but the mouse itself wont physically work. If you try putting in a different mouse it recognises that you have changed it, but doesnt pick up on you moving the mouse around or clicking the buttons. Has anyone seen this? __________________ Computers = AIDS

10-07-2002, 06:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
BELITD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ashington Posts: 35 OS: Win 98	I have tried checking for other mice but there aren't any, & its a PS/2 mouse so I think its probably the port. __________________ Computers = AIDS

10-07-2002, 05:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Der Rabe Watching from the shadows Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Currently In Michigan Posts: 1,140 OS: XP Sp3, Vista sp1, 2003 sp2	Is this a special type of mouse like and optical or a wireless mouse.. If it is wireless you may need to replace the batteries in the reciever. If it is optical it may have driver that need to be loaded. If neither of those are the case you may have a bad ps2 slot.

10-07-2002, 05:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
SPEEDO Guest Posts: n/a OS:	Try booting into safe mode and see if there are any extra mice in the device manager.