If you plug the mouse into a USB port on the computer is the same action seen?
I have recently installed Windows XP Pro on a machine with a Micrtosoft USB intellimouse installed. Thge mouse is connected to a USB port on a LG Flatron 915FT monitor.
When windows is restarted the mouse dissapears from the hardware profile and consequently does not function.
By using the add hardware wizard the mouse immediately comes to life even if you then cancel the wizard. The mouse is then in the hardware profile and works fine. As soon as the machine is rebooted it dissapears again.
How do I solve this?

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