mouse is dead after doing the...

[AArDvarK]

XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
disc I suppose,

anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
keyboard now, that's cool!

Alex

[D.Currie]

"AArDvarK" > wrote in message
news:WmR6b.29908$S_.11668@fed1read01...
> XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
> have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
> way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
> board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
> I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
> disc I suppose,
>
> anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
> keyboard now, that's cool!
>
> Alex
>
>
Hmmm. Just for the fun of it, I tried Add & Remove Programs using just the
keyboard, and it worked fine.

Other than that, though, does your computer have PS2 or serial? You could
try a different style mouse.

[AArDvarK]

True, I got a PS2 mouse.... I'll have to work on that
with keyboard and "Add/Remove Programs", thanks
for the suggestion.

Alex

> D.Currie:
> Hmmm. Just for the fun of it, I tried Add & Remove Programs using just the
> keyboard, and it worked fine.
>
> Other than that, though, does your computer have PS2 or serial? You could
> try a different style mouse.
>
>

[Jeff Hayes]

"AArDvarK" > wrote in message
news:WmR6b.29908$S_.11668@fed1read01...
> XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
> have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
> way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
> board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
> I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
> disc I suppose,
>
> anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
> keyboard now, that's cool!
>
> Alex
>
> ok bud i dont no if this will work but if you want two try this you can ok
do no rewrite ok wait do you have your resource cd you can run a test on
your hardware ok put disk in restart it will ask if you want two boot from
cd tap down button then enter be ready when it comes up take your time dont
rush ok click number 2 and then 1 ok you will see only 1 after the next
screen this will run 32 diagnostics test slow down and read the screen dont
run a full test one device at a time ok extended test ok you will see
keyboard ok run full test on key and mouse ok it is easy just slow down and
read all info you will see when you run your key test make sure it is your
keyboard ok look at top of screen it will tell you what keyboard you are on
ok you will know then ok go through all test read the bottom of screen click
yes when the test ask Y/N click y after a while you will see how easy it
really is remember hit each key one time this will test your keys and later
your mouse trust me if this doesnt help i will find out more info and help
you more later if you need two contact me this is jeff
wait i have another idea ok do this it is very
easy ok go two my computer right click click propities tab on top click
hardware ok go two middle click device manager ok go down two mice and
other pointing devices click it will say update driver it will say hardware
update wizard try frist install software recommended if this does not work
wait try again ok click install from a list ok advance go two bottom look
for dont search i will choose the driver to install click the little circle
click next ok you will see your mouse on top and the a compatible mouse 2
ok click the 1 st it will move those folder for you ok you will see that you
can do this with all hardware ok bud . jeff

[AArDvarK]

Thank you for your effort Jeff, I fixed it
by removing XP SP1a, thank (above) it
didn't burn out the USB hardware!!

Alex

"Jeff Hayes" > wrote in message
...
>
> "AArDvarK" > wrote in message
> news:WmR6b.29908$S_.11668@fed1read01...
> > XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
> > have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
> > way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
> > board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
> > I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
> > disc I suppose,
> >
> > anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
> > keyboard now, that's cool!
> >
> > Alex
> >
> > ok bud i dont no if this will work but if you want two try this you can
ok
> do no rewrite ok wait do you have your resource cd you can run a test on
> your hardware ok put disk in restart it will ask if you want two boot from
> cd tap down button then enter be ready when it comes up take your time
dont
> rush ok click number 2 and then 1 ok you will see only 1 after the next
> screen this will run 32 diagnostics test slow down and read the screen
dont
> run a full test one device at a time ok extended test ok you will see
> keyboard ok run full test on key and mouse ok it is easy just slow down
and
> read all info you will see when you run your key test make sure it is your
> keyboard ok look at top of screen it will tell you what keyboard you are
on
> ok you will know then ok go through all test read the bottom of screen
click
> yes when the test ask Y/N click y after a while you will see how easy it
> really is remember hit each key one time this will test your keys and
later
> your mouse trust me if this doesnt help i will find out more info and help
> you more later if you need two contact me this is jeff
> wait i have another idea ok do this it is very
> easy ok go two my computer right click click propities tab on top click
> hardware ok go two middle click device manager ok go down two mice and
> other pointing devices click it will say update driver it will say
hardware
> update wizard try frist install software recommended if this does not
work
> wait try again ok click install from a list ok advance go two bottom look
> for dont search i will choose the driver to install click the little
circle
> click next ok you will see your mouse on top and the a compatible mouse 2
> ok click the 1 st it will move those folder for you ok you will see that
you
> can do this with all hardware ok bud . jeff
>
>

[Frank]

This did not fix your problem. It may have covered
it up but it did not fix it. You have a hardware problem
somewhere.

AArDvarK wrote:

| Thank you for your effort Jeff, I fixed it
| by removing XP SP1a, thank (above) it
| didn't burn out the USB hardware!!
|
| Alex
|
| "Jeff Hayes" > wrote in message
| ...
||
|| "AArDvarK" > wrote in message
|| news:WmR6b.29908$S_.11668@fed1read01...
||| XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
||| have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
||| way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
||| board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
||| I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
||| disc I suppose,
|||
||| anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
||| keyboard now, that's cool!
|||
||| Alex
|||
||| ok bud i dont no if this will work but if you want two try this you
||| can
| ok
|| do no rewrite ok wait do you have your resource cd you can run a
|| test on your hardware ok put disk in restart it will ask if you want
|| two boot from cd tap down button then enter be ready when it comes
|| up take your time dont rush ok click number 2 and then 1 ok you will
|| see only 1 after the next screen this will run 32 diagnostics test
|| slow down and read the screen dont run a full test one device at a
|| time ok extended test ok you will see keyboard ok run full test on
|| key and mouse ok it is easy just slow down and read all info you
|| will see when you run your key test make sure it is your keyboard ok
|| look at top of screen it will tell you what keyboard you are on ok
|| you will know then ok go through all test read the bottom of screen
|| click yes when the test ask Y/N click y after a while you will see
|| how easy it really is remember hit each key one time this will test
|| your keys and later your mouse trust me if this doesnt help i will
|| find out more info and help you more later if you need two contact
|| me this is jeff wait i have another idea
|| ok do this it is very easy ok go two my computer right click click
|| propities tab on top click hardware ok go two middle click device
|| manager ok go down two mice and other pointing devices click it
|| will say update driver it will say hardware update wizard try frist
|| install software recommended if this does not work wait try again
|| ok click install from a list ok advance go two bottom look for dont
|| search i will choose the driver to install click the little circle
|| click next ok you will see your mouse on top and the a compatible
|| mouse 2 ok click the 1 st it will move those folder for you ok you
|| will see that you can do this with all hardware ok bud . jeff
||

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Tampa Bay RR

[Patrick]

AArDvarK wrote:
> XP SP1a update. My mouse has completely died, so
> have other USB plugs, with keyboard only I have no
> way of rolling back to the previous state as the key-
> board seems not to apply in "Add/Remove Programs".
> I am stuck this way unless I format the XP installation
> disc I suppose,
>
> anything I can do? I am becoming quite "ept" with
> keyboard now, that's cool!
>
> Alex

Use 'Tab' key until 'Change/Remove' is highlighted, press 'Enter'