Has anyone had the problem of Win98 not detecting Serial Mouse?

niggiebro · 01-13-2005, 11:31 AM

I have seen this more than once in Win98. It just does not detect a Serial Mouse. I reseached the problem and tried many things to resolve it, but still no luck!

BIOS settings ok, I even installed an Serial Adapter Card... which worked, but now stopped.

FYI, I am helping a friend that still uses an AT motherboard on her OLD system. I thought of buying a PS/2 Adapter Card, which I probably will!

But for knowledge sake, because I've seen it before with Win98. I like to know what you have done to resolve this issue.

I've all ready tried unistalling and reinstalling all ports, even editing the registry after uninstalling the ports, but still get that error message:

"Windows did not detect a mouse attached to the Computer. You can safely attach a serial mouse now.
To attach a mouse to a PS/2 mouse port, you must first turn the Computer off."

I hope someone has solved this issue, because I'm getting a little frustrated.

Thanks

greyknight17 · 01-13-2005, 01:52 PM

It could be that the port itself is damaged. That would probably cause it not to recognize the mouse.

Volt-Schwibe · 01-13-2005, 02:06 PM

i've seen the serial mouse stop working many times, usually it is the port.

my linux machine has no mouse support because of it, so now i use a 20$ USB optical mouse from radio shack.

you might decide a USB mouse is the easiest way to solve it, but it is an old machine if it doesn't have a ps/2 mouse port, so you might not want to bother saving it.

Cosmicstring · 01-13-2005, 02:26 PM

Have you heard of Windows XP?

01-13-2005, 11:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
niggiebro Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4 OS: WinXP Pro	Has anyone had the problem of Win98 not detecting Serial Mouse? I have seen this more than once in Win98. It just does not detect a Serial Mouse. I reseached the problem and tried many things to resolve it, but still no luck! BIOS settings ok, I even installed an Serial Adapter Card... which worked, but now stopped. FYI, I am helping a friend that still uses an AT motherboard on her OLD system. I thought of buying a PS/2 Adapter Card, which I probably will! But for knowledge sake, because I've seen it before with Win98. I like to know what you have done to resolve this issue. I've all ready tried unistalling and reinstalling all ports, even editing the registry after uninstalling the ports, but still get that error message: "Windows did not detect a mouse attached to the Computer. You can safely attach a serial mouse now. To attach a mouse to a PS/2 mouse port, you must first turn the Computer off." I hope someone has solved this issue, because I'm getting a little frustrated. Thanks __________________ WHAT'S AN OLD MAN TO DO???

01-13-2005, 01:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
greyknight17 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 14,331 OS: Windows 98 & Windows XP Home/Pro My System	It could be that the port itself is damaged. That would probably cause it not to recognize the mouse. __________________ Please do NOT PM me. Post whatever questions you may have in the forum and we will take a look at it when we get to it. If you have waited for more than 3 days, you may then and ONLY then PM me for assistance. I will take a look at it. Adaware :: CWShredder :: HijackThis :: Panda ActiveScan :: Spybot S&D Anti-Spyware Tutorial :: Spyware Prevention Tools

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Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	i've seen the serial mouse stop working many times, usually it is the port. my linux machine has no mouse support because of it, so now i use a 20$ USB optical mouse from radio shack. you might decide a USB mouse is the easiest way to solve it, but it is an old machine if it doesn't have a ps/2 mouse port, so you might not want to bother saving it. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 01-13-2005 at 02:07 PM.

01-13-2005, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cosmicstring Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Yo Xp Have you heard of Windows XP?