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mouse help

by dave_2001 Mar 3, 2006 4:25AM PST

i have recently just reformated a computer for a friend and after he took it home he now claims the mouse will not work tried a different mouse with no luck the mouse is pluged in the right slot. when i did the computer i installed all the updates the mouse was working great it has windows xp home edition installed. could any one give me any solutions on this problem..

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Dave, After A Format And Reinstall Of XP

by Grif Thomas Former Forum moderator Mar 3, 2006 4:31AM PST

...you'll need to install all drivers and software for all hardware..XP doesn't do that for you..If there was a particular type of software that went with the mouse, you'll need to install it..

Is it a USB mouse or PS2 mouse? Generally, PS2 mice/mouses/meece don't need any special software but the USB type might.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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mouse help

by dave_2001 Mar 3, 2006 4:42AM PST

the mouse type is ps2 i checked all hard wear and everything is installed

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Could the mouse port have failed?

by rem227 Mar 3, 2006 9:10AM PST

I had a similiar problem with my sons computer and it was fixed by buying a serial mouse and using the seereial port. Hope your problem is easier but this may be a good next step.
REM

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mouse

by dave_2001 Mar 4, 2006 2:59AM PST

I tried hooking it up to the com 1 and it still does not work.

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