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Thread ID: 42269 2004-02-06 02:21:00 win 2ooo mouse pointer has disappeared heath (3489) Press F1
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213139 2004-02-06 02:21:00 hi,

i have a win 2000 desktop and suddenly the mouse pointer is gone
when i turn on the computer. But when i plug the mouse into my other computer, it works. Its a pc company mouse so i dont even know if there is a driver update.

can anyone help?
heath (3489)
213140 2004-02-06 02:22:00 also, the desktop isnt connected to the internet so i dont think that it can be a virus heath (3489)
213141 2004-02-06 02:51:00 Could also be the mouse port. Is it PS2 type, a round plug as verses a USB that is oblong?
Try booting up your PC without the mouse plugged in. Does it come up with a warning saying it cannot detect a mouse?
If it detects the mouse, and you have tested the mouse on another PC, then it indicates a software/driver fault.
Post back with result.
Pheonix (280)
213142 2004-02-06 02:58:00 its a ps2..

i tried restarting with the mouse but there is no message.
i think it could be the driver but i dont know what company it is

i thought about buying a new mouse but if it works on my laptop perhaps its the computer and not the mouse
heath (3489)
213143 2004-02-06 03:09:00 I haven't heard of any PS2 mice that require a driver to work. Microsoft has a default driver that works even with the optical type. You just need a driver for the extra functions such as scroll functions and the extra buttons available now.
I'll have to go think about this, there is something in the back of my mind that is trying to come out, but not now. Something to do with turning off the keyboard/mouse for those situations such as servers.
Maybe someone else will come up with it, while my brain try's to find that particular memory cell.
Pheonix (280)
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