How check if mouse driver exists?

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My WinXP works at the moment with my usual Logitech mouse and
the standard XP mouse driver (called "PS/2 compatible mouse" in
Device Manager).

I now want to install a new PS/2 mouse ("Ami 250S" made by Trust).

When I plug in the new mouse it does not work. For some reason XP
does not pop up and tell me it has detected a new device.

(Q.1) How do I get this popup ability back?

(Q.2) Secondly, how do I get to see the list of mice which XP
supports?

My odd-sounding mouse instructions say I should uninstall the old
mouse driver and that I should do it in Safe Mode. Then they say to
reboot into normal XP to install their new driver (which they
point out is unsigned).

(Q.3) Is uninstalling the old driver really necessary? Can I have
two PS/2 mouse drivers and somehow choose which one I activate?

(Q.4) Do I really need to go to safe mode to uninstall the old
driver?
 
Sali said:
My WinXP works at the moment with my usual Logitech mouse and
the standard XP mouse driver (called "PS/2 compatible mouse" in
Device Manager).

I now want to install a new PS/2 mouse ("Ami 250S" made by Trust).

When I plug in the new mouse it does not work. For some reason XP
does not pop up and tell me it has detected a new device.
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Delete the mouse from the Device Manager, shut down Windows:
press CTRL-ESC to open the Start Menu, press U, U to shut down.
Connect the new mouse now and restart your computer.
 
Thorsten Matzner said:
Delete the mouse from the Device Manager, shut down Windows:
press CTRL-ESC to open the Start Menu, press U, U to shut down.
Connect the new mouse now and restart your computer.
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Where will the mouse driver come from?

How will XP detect that it needs a mouse driver?
 
Sali said:
Where will the mouse driver come from?

How will XP detect that it needs a mouse driver?
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XP will detect that a different mouse is connected and install the right
drivers for it.XP has many drivers already installed by default.
 
Here's a helpful tip, whatever you do DO NOT try to unplug and plug in a new
mouse while the computer is powered up. This could potentially cause serious
damage to your motherboard.

Regards,
Justin Johnson
======================================================================================
Dilbert's Words of Wisdom: Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
 
Here's a helpful tip, whatever you do DO NOT try to unplug and plug in a new
mouse while the computer is powered up. This could potentially cause serious
damage to your motherboard.

Regards,
Justin Johnson
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Ummmmmm ....... BULLSH*T !!!!!

PS2 mice need to reboot to be recognized between swaps, but to suggest
that merely swapping a mouse will cause damage to a motherboard is
utter bullsh*t.

Install the new driver. Turn off your system. Plug in new mouse.
Restart system. If this does not do the trick......... drop a line to
the manufacturer. ALL mouses (meese?) today should be "plug n play",
with a driver only needed for "extra" features (configuring extra
buttons). I've installed 3 wireless mouses on 3 different machines,
and didn't "need" a driver for any............


§kullywag©-
 
It is partly true for OLD POS motherboards using USB, but not PS/2.

Oh, and it would be mice instead of mouses or meese :p
 
I can plug a PS2 mouse into my Compaq 2710 notebook while running, and
it runs just fine without rebooting.

Mice? Are you sure? I always thought it was "meeces."

Bob


| It is partly true for OLD POS motherboards using USB, but not PS/2.
|
| Oh, and it would be mice instead of mouses or meese :p
|
| ----
| Nathan McNulty
|
|
| §kullywag©- wrote:
| > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 22:45:59 -0500, "Justin Johnson"
| >
| >
| >>Here's a helpful tip, whatever you do DO NOT try to unplug and plug
in a new
| >>mouse while the computer is powered up. This could potentially cause
serious
| >>damage to your motherboard.
| >>
| >>Regards,
| >>Justin Johnson
| >
| >
| > Ummmmmm ....... BULLSH*T !!!!!
| >
| > PS2 mice need to reboot to be recognized between swaps, but to
suggest
| > that merely swapping a mouse will cause damage to a motherboard is
| > utter bullsh*t.
| >
| > Install the new driver. Turn off your system. Plug in new mouse.
| > Restart system. If this does not do the trick......... drop a line
to
| > the manufacturer. ALL mouses (meese?) today should be "plug n
play",
| > with a driver only needed for "extra" features (configuring extra
| > buttons). I've installed 3 wireless mouses on 3 different machines,
| > and didn't "need" a driver for any............
| >
| >
| > §kullywag©-
 
"Love to eat them mousies,
Mousies what I love to eat,
Bite they little heads off,
Nibble on they tiny feet."
 
I can plug a PS2 mouse into my Compaq 2710 notebook while running, and
it runs just fine without rebooting.

Mice? Are you sure? I always thought it was "meeces."

Bob
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Useless mouse knowledge:

In 1984 Steve Jobs introduced the first mass produced "mouse" with the
original Apple Macintosh. It was originally called a "gerbil".
After many personal injury lawsuits originating in San Francisco, the
name was changed to "mouse" making it less desirable to this group of
law suit happy people.
In San Francisco , while it was considered "chic" to place a gerbil in
ones rectum, it was also considered "vulgar" to do so with a mouse.

Side note: Vibrating cell phones are currently considered "chic" in
San Francisco.


§kullywag©-
 
For PS2, you must turn off the PC and plug it in and turn it back on.
This is the only way that I know of to make it work since it isn't plug
and play. A reboot may be enough, but I'm not sure since all of my
stuff is USB and wireless. If you had a PS2 mouse plugged in when you
started the computer, removed it after Windows loaded, but left Windows
running, came back a day later and plugged it back in while Windows was
still running, it would work fine.

Another side note, PS2 mice were developed off the old AT technology
originally used for keyboards. Before this point they had all been
Serial (DB9). I would not be surprised to see the old trackball mice
and PS2 mice start to phase out completely by the end of this year and
only accept USB as this has been a push for motherboard makers to cut
costs of manufacturing with PS2 ports. Many laptops today do not even
have a PS2 port on them anymore :)
 
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