"Jo-Anne" wrote in message
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I recently posted about my dead Contour optical mouse, whose cable had a
broken wire--one of five. Given the way the five wires were crimped into a
piece of plastic, it looked like it would be impossible to fix.

I also, however, have several old PS2 Contour mice whose rollers had
gotten clogged with cat fur. It turns out that some of the cables have the
same five-wire configuration.

I'd like to try connecting the unbroken PS2 cable to the optical mouse.
What sort of USB to PS2 connector will make Windows XP recognize the mouse
as Plug-and-Play? Or is that even possible?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne



Before I do more checking on the basis of what JJ and Vanguard said (and I
thank you both), I should clarify: What I have in mind is keeping the
optical mouse, with all its electronics, but substituting the cable/cord
from one of the older mice, which seems to have the same connector to the
mouse itself--but a PS2 connector to the computer.

Also, I just discovered that I have a never-used Belkin USB-to-PS2 adapter
(not connector) that claims it will connect PS2 mice and keyboards to a USB
computer and that it "installs with plug-and-play ease" and requires no
drivers or power supply. I'm guessing that it might not work, but I thought
I'd ask. Could it be that the Belkin adapter is really a connector?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne