No Mouse in Win2K
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No Mouse in Win2K
For some reason my mouse has dissapeared in Windows 2000. Do any of you know how I can get it back?
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Well it could be a large number of things.
The 1st question is:
Is it plugged in?
- They can become lose, which means they arent connected properly
What type of mouse is it?
- If it is Optical, is it 'on' ie the little light is on went you move the sucker
- If it is analog, moving parts = parts to break
-- Try pulling it apart, and seeing if anything is broken.
Is a mouse installed/working in the Device manager?
Answer a few of those questions, and then it should be posible to determine if it is a hardware or software problem.
The 1st question is:
Is it plugged in?
- They can become lose, which means they arent connected properly
What type of mouse is it?
- If it is Optical, is it 'on' ie the little light is on went you move the sucker
- If it is analog, moving parts = parts to break
-- Try pulling it apart, and seeing if anything is broken.
Is a mouse installed/working in the Device manager?
Answer a few of those questions, and then it should be posible to determine if it is a hardware or software problem.
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If it's a USB mouse, sometimes Windows 2000 fails to initialize the device. In that case, simply unplug and plug the mouse back in and it should start working again.
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It's the same mouse I've been using for over a year. It works fine on Linux, but after my most recent insrall of Win2K, it doesn't work any more.
Try getting around Win2K without a mouse . . .
Try getting around Win2K without a mouse . . .
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I used to have to install Win98 machines for the first time without a mouse. I got pretty good at the keyboard.Yogi wrote:It's the same mouse I've been using for over a year. It works fine on Linux, but after my most recent insrall of Win2K, it doesn't work any more.
Try getting around Win2K without a mouse . . .
Look at the Device Manager find out if the mouse has a yellow exclamation point. Have you tried booting into safe mode and seeing if the mouse appears there?
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It seems to be there randomly when I boot into it. Strange.
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In that case, the cable's probably loose or something. Maybe the plug needs cleaning.Yogi wrote:It seems to be there randomly when I boot into it. Strange.
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