problem after reinstalling WindowsXP - mouse not found

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Hi there,

I had to reinstall my WinXP Prof. During install, I was able to use my PS/2
mouse, also, when the system restarts for the first time and the apps are
configured.

But after the first restart after the install, the mouse is gone. Plugging
in a USB mouse works fine but I would like to get my PS/2 mouse back to
running....

Starting the device recognition manually does not help!

Any idea?

Thanks,

Pascal

 

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Can you update the mouse driver?
SP2 introduces the Driver Protection feature which blocks drivers known to
cause instability. I am not saying that is the problem for sure, but it is
the first thing to check.

"Pascal Schmidt-Volkmar" <nospam@schmidt-volkmar.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I had to reinstall my WinXP Prof. During install, I was able to use my
> PS/2
> mouse, also, when the system restarts for the first time and the apps are
> configured.
>
> But after the first restart after the install, the mouse is gone. Plugging
> in a USB mouse works fine but I would like to get my PS/2 mouse back to
> running....
>
> Starting the device recognition manually does not help!
>
> Any idea?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pascal
>
>

 

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Colin,

there is no mouse in the device list. So how could I update the driver? Yes
I am using SP2 but I installed it after the mouse stopped working. So the
problem already occured with SP1.

Greetings,

Pascal

 

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Have you tested the mouse on another computer?

"Pascal Schmidt-Volkmar" <nospam@schmidt-volkmar.com> wrote in message
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> Colin,
>
> there is no mouse in the device list. So how could I update the driver?
> Yes
> I am using SP2 but I installed it after the mouse stopped working. So the
> problem already occured with SP1.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Pascal
>
>