Serial mouse use with Windows 2000

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

check under device manager to see if the serial port is installed
if not install it under new hardware
"Michael Mason" <an956@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
news:c5suqi$fk9$1@freenet9.carleton.ca...
> I have an AT system on which a friend of mine wanted Windows 2000
> installed. I installed Win2000 on two different P233mmx systems with
> relative ease but when installation was complete, I'd have no mouse
> pointer.
>
> After wasting time reinstalling 2-3 times, I did more research and it was
> like pulling teeth... but I found out that Win2000 does not automatically
> support serial mice.
>
> So... do any of you brilliant people out there have a solution for me?
> Everything else has detected and I can "surf the web" though it's useless
> with no mouse. I suppose I could go out and buy a USB PCI card and buy a
> USB mouse, but that's spending money on an old system that's not all that
> great.
>
> I've seen a couple of suggestions that the boot.ini file be modified but
> can't get many details. Apparently it can be done but the solution evades
> me at the moment.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Michael
>

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

like another poster has said ..serial port must be enabled in the
bios. If you are running a win modem many times the serial ports are
disabled.


"Michael Mason" <an956@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
news:c5suqi$fk9$1@freenet9.carleton.ca...
> I have an AT system on which a friend of mine wanted Windows 2000
> installed. I installed Win2000 on two different P233mmx systems
with
> relative ease but when installation was complete, I'd have no mouse
> pointer.
>
> After wasting time reinstalling 2-3 times, I did more research and
it was
> like pulling teeth... but I found out that Win2000 does not
automatically
> support serial mice.
>
> So... do any of you brilliant people out there have a solution for
me?
> Everything else has detected and I can "surf the web" though it's
useless
> with no mouse. I suppose I could go out and buy a USB PCI card and
buy a
> USB mouse, but that's spending money on an old system that's not all
that
> great.
>
> I've seen a couple of suggestions that the boot.ini file be modified
but
> can't get many details. Apparently it can be done but the solution
evades
> me at the moment.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Michael
>