mouse problem in xp

Hi
I have a hp2500 pavilon notebook. I installed linux ubuntu and windows xp sp3 on my laptop.
When i use the xp, I can use just touch pad to move the mouse pointer but the optic and any other mouse does not work in xp and it works in linux….
I’ll be grateful if you help me to fix this problem…
Meanwhile I checked other mousses but I couldn?t succeed to fix the problem of the mouse…