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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
I was using Vista Ultimate 32bit with this Dell system with PS/2 mouse.
I bought a new USB mouse to replace the broken mouse. But when power up Vista, it does not recognize this new USB mouse. I check this USB mouse at my laptop, and this mouse works fine. How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse? Thank you. |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
Have you tried the Mouse on the different USB ports located on the system?
-- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Aaron B" wrote in message ... I was using Vista Ultimate 32bit with this Dell system with PS/2 mouse. I bought a new USB mouse to replace the broken mouse. But when power up Vista, it does not recognize this new USB mouse. I check this USB mouse at my laptop, and this mouse works fine. How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse? Thank you. |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
Yes, I tried all 4 slots of USB. Same results.
However, I can use these same USB slots to connect to my flash drives. "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote in message ... Have you tried the Mouse on the different USB ports located on the system? -- Andre Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com My Vista Quickstart Guide: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry "Aaron B" wrote in message ... I was using Vista Ultimate 32bit with this Dell system with PS/2 mouse. I bought a new USB mouse to replace the broken mouse. But when power up Vista, it does not recognize this new USB mouse. I check this USB mouse at my laptop, and this mouse works fine. How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse? Thank you. |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
"Aaron B" wrote in message ... I was using Vista Ultimate 32bit with this Dell system with PS/2 mouse. I bought a new USB mouse to replace the broken mouse. But when power up Vista, it does not recognize this new USB mouse. I check this USB mouse at my laptop, and this mouse works fine. How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse? Thank you. This shouldn't affect things, but you never know, - is legacy USB support enabled in the BIOS? Did your USB mouse come with a USB to PS/2 adapter you can try? |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
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Aaron B wrote: How can I make Vista to switch from PS/2 to USB mouse? Thank you. Try booting with both mice installed and see if it finds it then. |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
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Ian D wrote: This shouldn't affect things, but you never know, - is legacy USB support enabled in the BIOS? Did your USB mouse come with a Oh, good call! I bet that's it. |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
Something I have found true almost every time in Vista that I don't remember
having to do in XP.... I don't say it as a bad thing, just a lesson I have learned over the past couple of weeks with Vista. Go to Device Manager and 'scan for hardware changes' - XP was nearly flawless about rebooting, and there magically was your new hardware device, but Vista will not do that. You have to force Vista to scan the system for the new hardware, i.e. changes. I installed a new/separate/additional hard drive (internal, in a bay next to the main drive) and tried 47 ways from Sunday to get the drive to show up. Not in device manager, not in disc management, nowhere... reboot reboot, blah blah blah.... finally went into device manager and did Scan For Changes and the drive showed up immediately. Kind of a DUH moment for me. I had to do the same thing to get a PCI card of USB ports to show up. I suspect your mouse may be the same deal. Tim |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
Do you know if "scan for hardware changes" is on all the Vista versions? I
can't find it on home premium. "Destin_FL" wrote in message ... Something I have found true almost every time in Vista that I don't remember having to do in XP.... I don't say it as a bad thing, just a lesson I have learned over the past couple of weeks with Vista. Go to Device Manager and 'scan for hardware changes' - XP was nearly flawless about rebooting, and there magically was your new hardware device, but Vista will not do that. You have to force Vista to scan the system for the new hardware, i.e. changes. I installed a new/separate/additional hard drive (internal, in a bay next to the main drive) and tried 47 ways from Sunday to get the drive to show up. Not in device manager, not in disc management, nowhere... reboot reboot, blah blah blah.... finally went into device manager and did Scan For Changes and the drive showed up immediately. Kind of a DUH moment for me. I had to do the same thing to get a PCI card of USB ports to show up. I suspect your mouse may be the same deal. Tim |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
Robin,
It doesn't show up unless you have highlighted an item ('Desktop' for instance). Michael "Robin" wrote in message ... Do you know if "scan for hardware changes" is on all the Vista versions? I can't find it on home premium. "Destin_FL" wrote in message ... Something I have found true almost every time in Vista that I don't remember having to do in XP.... I don't say it as a bad thing, just a lesson I have learned over the past couple of weeks with Vista. Go to Device Manager and 'scan for hardware changes' - XP was nearly flawless about rebooting, and there magically was your new hardware device, but Vista will not do that. You have to force Vista to scan the system for the new hardware, i.e. changes. I installed a new/separate/additional hard drive (internal, in a bay next to the main drive) and tried 47 ways from Sunday to get the drive to show up. Not in device manager, not in disc management, nowhere... reboot reboot, blah blah blah.... finally went into device manager and did Scan For Changes and the drive showed up immediately. Kind of a DUH moment for me. I had to do the same thing to get a PCI card of USB ports to show up. I suspect your mouse may be the same deal. Tim |
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Vista does not recognise USB mouse
The way I am arriving the Click the Start Orb go to Computer
right-click on "Computer" When you right-click, choose Manage. Wonderfully what you'll see in your device manager and also you disc management. So let's say youre looking for an device, say a hard drive that isn't showing in Device magr OR disc managment. Very odd......... BUT...... happily there is a solution. In the devise manager, highlihght the grouping where the new hard drive should be, Upon hightlighting disc drives in Device Manager, right0click and scan for hadware changes, Works like charm for finding all sorts of contrary devices!! T |
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