Phil Obermarck
December 6th 03, 09:22 PM
I tried that. The PS2 keyboard and PS2 mouse will not work
once Windows is loaded.
I suspect that the basic mouse and keyboard drivers got
corrupted or something.
I know quite well how to use the keyboard as a mouse, but
the keyboard is not responding ;-)
Phil
>-----Original Message-----
>Temporarily use a ps/2 keyboard and go to the logitech
>site to download the latest xp drivers for the mouse and
>keyboard. They are executable installs so that you can
>start the installations from the Run line.....using the
>ps2 keyboard, of course. If you don't know how to use the
>keyboard instead of a mouse now would be a good time to
>learn. :-)
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Here's the story:
>>
>>My dad gave me a nice P3 with WinXP on it several months
>>ago. It has been working great, until now.
>>
>>I got a Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel mouse, which is a
>>3-button + wheel mouse. An improvement to my old, wheeless
>>MS Mouse.
>>
>>When I tried to install it, this is what happened....I ran
>>the installer and installed the hardware. It was working.
>>
>>I checked in the MOUSE PROPERTIES and saw that it still
>>listed MS 2-Button Mouse instead of Logitech
>Mouseman....so
>>I tried to force driver installation. I should have left
>>well enough alone.
>>
>>I had XP search for the driver on the cd and it found
>>something. I just clicked OK, and that's all she wrote.
>>
>>On reboot, both the mouse and the keyboard would not
>>respond. I don't know if the system is hanging or the HIDs
>>are not working.
>>
>>I can use the keyboard during boot to get into the BIOS or
>>select SAFE MODE, but once the WinXP screen comes up, it
>>doesn't work.
>>
>>I have tried going into various safe modes, changing mouse
>>hardware, last known good (too late), and everything else
>I
>>could think of.
>>
>>I have an ASD, but it is not bootable, so without mouse or
>>keyboard support I cannot use it.
>>
>>I don't seem to have a bootable disk in the bunch of stuff
>>that came with the computer.
>>
>>Any suggestions...or am I hosed?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Phil
>>.
>>
>.
>
once Windows is loaded.
I suspect that the basic mouse and keyboard drivers got
corrupted or something.
I know quite well how to use the keyboard as a mouse, but
the keyboard is not responding ;-)
Phil
>-----Original Message-----
>Temporarily use a ps/2 keyboard and go to the logitech
>site to download the latest xp drivers for the mouse and
>keyboard. They are executable installs so that you can
>start the installations from the Run line.....using the
>ps2 keyboard, of course. If you don't know how to use the
>keyboard instead of a mouse now would be a good time to
>learn. :-)
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Here's the story:
>>
>>My dad gave me a nice P3 with WinXP on it several months
>>ago. It has been working great, until now.
>>
>>I got a Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel mouse, which is a
>>3-button + wheel mouse. An improvement to my old, wheeless
>>MS Mouse.
>>
>>When I tried to install it, this is what happened....I ran
>>the installer and installed the hardware. It was working.
>>
>>I checked in the MOUSE PROPERTIES and saw that it still
>>listed MS 2-Button Mouse instead of Logitech
>Mouseman....so
>>I tried to force driver installation. I should have left
>>well enough alone.
>>
>>I had XP search for the driver on the cd and it found
>>something. I just clicked OK, and that's all she wrote.
>>
>>On reboot, both the mouse and the keyboard would not
>>respond. I don't know if the system is hanging or the HIDs
>>are not working.
>>
>>I can use the keyboard during boot to get into the BIOS or
>>select SAFE MODE, but once the WinXP screen comes up, it
>>doesn't work.
>>
>>I have tried going into various safe modes, changing mouse
>>hardware, last known good (too late), and everything else
>I
>>could think of.
>>
>>I have an ASD, but it is not bootable, so without mouse or
>>keyboard support I cannot use it.
>>
>>I don't seem to have a bootable disk in the bunch of stuff
>>that came with the computer.
>>
>>Any suggestions...or am I hosed?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Phil
>>.
>>
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