MouseKeys dont work in alot of programs

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Hi my cousin is handicapped and used mousekeys on win98
with no problems in any programs but now with the new
computer the mousekeys option wont click on anything in
Games like EQ, Deerhunter series and others it moves the
mouse but wont click ive tries on both my machine running
XP and got the same result. and my win98 and win 2000
machines works fine. Any clue on how to fix it wlould be
appreicated. ive been on the phone with 3 different
software supports for the programs and they all say its a
microsoft mousekeys issue in XP if it works in earlier
versions of windows.
 
If the mouse/mice require special drivers, you might check the mouse
manufacturer's website for updated drivers.

Are the games XP compatible. Games often change the means or implementation
of mouse and keyboard commands. If the games are not specifically XP
compatible, meaning they might run in XP but were actually made for OSs
prior to XP, that could be the issue.
 
The games are XP compatible. and the mice themselves work
fine. The "mousekeys" in the accessibility options in the
controll pannel are what is not working corectly. The XP
computers 2 have microsoft mice with up to date drivers
and the other a brnad new logetec. the games run fine
with the mice, its just the accesibiliyt option mouse
keys for disabled people. If you can give any other ideas
I'm willing to try anything.

thanks
Jeff
 
Sorry, I misunderstood.
If this is a relatively recent issue, you might try using System Restore to
take you back to a time when this worked properly. If that doesn't resolve
it, try the information below.

The following assumes you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a restore CD or
restore partition supplied by your PC manufacturer.

Go to Start, type sfc /scannow in the run box and press enter. Note, there
is a space between sfc and the forward slash. You will be asked for your XP
CD. Be aware, upon inserting the CD the XP setup screen may appear, this is
not a part of sfc /scannow, rather it is being invoked by autorun. Simply
minimize the screen and allow sfc to continue.

If the above fails to resolve the issue, try a repair install as follows:



Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which you are
unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your
data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.



Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.



Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.



Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.



The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
 
Ok i will try that but ive tried 4 different XP machines
and all have the same result so i doubt all 4 machines
are corrupted thanks for the info if it dosent fix the
problem ill have to prolly get him another hard drive and
install a copy of win98 for him

Thanks
Jeff
 
As opposed to another hard drive, if you have a recent enough version of
Partition Magic, you could create a new partition on his present hard drive
and install 98 on that partition giving him the same dual boot option you
are considering, www.powerquest.com.
 
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