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W95 refuses to detect a mouse

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by falconjetflyer

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Using a PS2 mouse with serial adapter on an asus VX97 MB. Serial ports are on, equipment has been tested on other machines, Have tried standard mouse drivers, 3D-A4tech-iWheelWorks-7.38 driver and Pmouse driver. Installed new hardware and software in control panel. Nothing works. It just won't detect the damn thang.
Out of Ideas.

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by thechas

Make sure that the mouse is a "combo" mouse.

Most of the new PS/2 mice will not work on a serial port. Even with the adapter.

I am downloading the manual for the VX97, as I suspect that there is a PS/2 mouse header on the motherboard.

According to the manual, there is an 8 pin header next to the keyboard socket for a PS/2 mouse port.

If you decide to use the ps/2 port, check out www.cyberguys.com for PS/2 adapters. These fit in an open card slot, and connect to the header on the motherboard.
You then enable the PS/2 port in BIOS settings, and you can use any mouse.

Chas

by thechas

The reason that the mouse does not work on the serial port, is that the manufactures no longer include the "legacy" hardware that allows the mouse to communicate over both a COMM and a PS/2 port.

If the mouse came with a USB port adapter, I wouldalmost bet that it cannot communicate with a standard serial port.

Chas

by falconjetflyer

. I am using the PS2 to serial adapter that came with the mouse. It should work but W95 is finicky about mice. I don't have a USB mouse but a ps2 mouse that came with an adapter. It is the same thing I am using on my other P1 computer. Thanks anyway.

by thechas

Okay, I did want to verify that your mouse was indeed serial compatible before suggesting more involved fixes.

Does the mouse from the other PC work on this one?
It is not impossible that the manufacture made a firmware change that causes the mouse to not work with a serial adapter anymore.

If the mice are of the same lot, and you have verified that the new mouse does function as a serial mouse, then we are left with registry/driver issues.

I would look in the registry for keys left over from your previous mouse driver. Getting rid of those may correct the problem.

You might also try an older version of the driver for the new mosue, as the older version may support your older hardware and W95 better.

I have corrected some W95 mouse issues by deleteing the mouse and port from device manager, booting up and shutting down with the mouse disconnected, and then connecting the new mouse, and booting up.

Chas

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