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Frozen Mouse - Rebooting

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by bblunden

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Am I the only Tech guy that seems to get a brain freeze when I work on my own computer?

Anyways, I just moved and when I booted my computer (win98se) my mouse appears to be frozen. Device Manager doesn't indicate any problem with my mouse and if I click , I regain control over my mouse. I took great care in moving my computer, so I hope it is just a coinsidence and its not a hardware issue. I have also updated my drivers, but that didn't work. Autoexec and Config.sys look fine.

What am I missing (besides my mouse)???

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by mckaytech

No, you're not the only one... I'm far less methodical with my own equipment than at work.

I doubt it is just coincidence. I would try swapping the mouse with a known good one as the first thing to try. After a move, it's also usually a good thing to open the case and make sure all the cables are firmly seated.

Then, if the computer's power was off for longer than usual during this move, I would take a took at the CMOS (particularly if the motherboard/CMOS battery are a few years old).
Hope that gets the freeze partially thawed
:-)

paul

by bblunden

Good thoughts. I forgot to say that I tried a "Known Good" mouse (same problems)and I replaced the CMOS battery and cleared it. I'm still convinced its "software".....mainly because the fixes the problem. Thanks anyways!

by todd

Double check your keyboard and mouse ports. If both are PS2, you may have swapped them accidentally. This can cause your indicated problem.

by bblunden

Serial mouse and AT Keyboard. Besides, that wouldn't account for the symptoms that I described. Thanks anyways.

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