Connecting a serial mouse to a XP Home-USB port w/an adapter

[rdbr]

I want to connect a PS/2 compatible Microsoft IntelliMouse to an XP Home
laptop, thru the USB port, using a serial-to-USB adapter. Will the system
accept this arrangement? And will I need to d/l and install the Intellitype
software for the mouse? The laptop uses a touchpad currently and I don't
think I have the mouse software on the sys but suppose that XP has a driver
for it.

I have tried it but the cursor is erratically active - not dependable. The
mouse properties says "the device is working properly". . . but it doesn't
act that way on the screen in use.

Thanks for any ideas about this.

Bob

[Yves Leclerc]

NO! The serial to USB adapter will not help you. Serial mice are limited.
You may be able to find a USB to PS/2 mouse adapter.

BTW: Depending on how old the mouse is, it may already be USB compatible.
Do it have a square green UBS to PS/2 adapter??


"rdbr" > wrote in message
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> I want to connect a PS/2 compatible Microsoft IntelliMouse to an XP Home
> laptop, thru the USB port, using a serial-to-USB adapter. Will the system
> accept this arrangement? And will I need to d/l and install the
Intellitype
> software for the mouse? The laptop uses a touchpad currently and I don't
> think I have the mouse software on the sys but suppose that XP has a
driver
> for it.
>
> I have tried it but the cursor is erratically active - not dependable. The
> mouse properties says "the device is working properly". . . but it doesn't
> act that way on the screen in use.
>
> Thanks for any ideas about this.
>
> Bob
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