Mouse Doesn't Work

Uncle Bob · #1 (**permalink**) 18th May, 2002, 02:16 PM

Help!
My computer rebooted itself and now the mouse dissappears off the screen and will not come back. It shows up on boot and startup screen. As several programs load (MBM, WCPUID,etc.) the mouse shows. As soon as the programs finish loading, the little critter dissappears. I've had to remember some old keyboard commands but still can't find the problem. I installed a recent ghosted image but that didn't help. I went to safe defaults on the BIOS as well, thinking the speeds were getting too high, but no help.

I'm running an ABIT KT7A, AMD 1.4 AYHJA, Adaptec PCI Ultra 160 ASC-29160 , 2 IBM 18.3GB/10,000RPM Ultra 160 SCSI Ultrastar 73LZX, a Logitech wheelman mouse (PS2), WIN XP Home ed.

Any help will be appreciated. This is cottin pikkin frustratin!

akaBruno · #2 (**permalink**) 18th May, 2002, 04:20 PM

Did you try system restore? It could be some joke program like that slippery mouse thing.

BRUNO

Uncle Bob · #3 (**permalink**) 18th May, 2002, 04:42 PM

Have you tried system restore with just keyboard commands? It's something I'm not familiar with.

mookydooky · #4 (**permalink**) 18th May, 2002, 05:16 PM

As WinXP is loading, hit F4 (maybe F8). It should bring up the boot menu. From there, select "Last known good configuration). Hopefully that will work.

Uncle Bob · #5 (**permalink**) 18th May, 2002, 05:19 PM

thanks, I'll try that. I also found an old mouse and will try that as well. (I'm at work now)

akaBruno · #6 (**permalink**) 19th May, 2002, 10:49 AM

You could also try booting into a safe mode, to see if the mouse functions return.

majestic · #7 (**permalink**) 19th May, 2002, 11:45 AM

if you have acces to a usb mouse try that it might b the port thats died?

Majestic

akaBruno · #8 (**permalink**) 19th May, 2002, 01:10 PM

I also just remembered...

I had a similar problem once w/ no Keyboard or Mouse. I cleared the CMOS w/ the jumper on the motherboard and the problem cleared up.

I never did find out what exactly caused it. Kids messing around w/ the bios, I suspect.

BRUNO

Uncle Bob · #9 (**permalink**) 20th May, 2002, 08:28 AM

OK Folks,
Here it is. I tried a serial, PS/2 and USB mouse and no go. I thought the drivers were bad so I reinstalled, no go. I installed a new hard drive and upon installing 98SE it asked me where the heck my mouse was! That's when I said to heck with it and put it all on a new mobo. Problem solved. It was an ABIT KT7R and I just happened to have another at the olde office. Talk about strange! Have any of you had a similar problem?

Daniel ~ · #10 (**permalink**) 20th May, 2002, 09:26 AM

Not yet...but that day will come of this I'm sure! ":O}

robbie · #11 (**permalink**) 27th May, 2002, 07:34 AM

Or like my prob, change CPU's now I CAN NOT GET ON THE WEB.
Rob

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