Lost mouse

2008-10-20 20:15:01 Reggie D. <ReggieD DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>:
> I have lost my mouse.
> It will not appear in plug & play nor is it listed when trying via
> 'install new hardware.'
> It is a serial mouse but when I try to select via 'standard mouse types'
> &
> move into the RH coulumn to select 'standard serial mouse' the keyboard
> down
> key will not move down!!
> Can anyone solve this problem by advising how I can restore my mouse
> using
> the keyboard only? HELP.....

so it is a standard 2-button serial mouse connected to COM1 or COM2 ...
(how/what happened when you lost it btw? one morning when you started
the computer windows didn't find it anymore and it didn't help to
remove it and put it back there at that there-is-no-mouse dialogbox?)

anyway, when you keyboardnavigate the 'add new hardware' guide:
first next (Enter) two times,
then Alt-N as in "No it isn't in the list" and Enter,
then Alt-N as in "No I want to .... from the list" and Enter,
then arrow down to "Mouse" and Enter,
then with "(standard mouse types)" selected press [Tab]
to go to the right column "Models"
then press [Arrow down] four times to "Standard mouse (Serial)"
and then Enter to continue

....where doesn't it work?

the arrow key did work when you was going down to mouse hardware type,
right?
(and it is a normal PS/2 keyboard I hope)

"teebo" wrote:

> 2008-10-20 20:15:01 Reggie D. <ReggieD.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> > I have lost my mouse.
> > It will not appear in plug & play nor is it listed when trying via
> > 'install new hardware.'
> > It is a serial mouse but when I try to select via 'standard mouse types'
> > &
> > move into the RH coulumn to select 'standard serial mouse' the keyboard
> > down
> > key will not move down!!
> > Can anyone solve this problem by advising how I can restore my mouse
> > using
> > the keyboard only? HELP.....
>
> so it is a standard 2-button serial mouse connected to COM1 or COM2 ...
> (how/what happened when you lost it btw? one morning when you started
> the computer windows didn't find it anymore and it didn't help to
> remove it and put it back there at that there-is-no-mouse dialogbox?)
>
> anyway, when you keyboardnavigate the 'add new hardware' guide:
> first next (Enter) two times,
> then Alt-N as in "No it isn't in the list" and Enter,
> then Alt-N as in "No I want to .... from the list" and Enter,
> then arrow down to "Mouse" and Enter,
> then with "(standard mouse types)" selected press [Tab]
> to go to the right column "Models"
> then press [Arrow down] four times to "Standard mouse (Serial)"
> and then Enter to continue
>
> ....where doesn't it work?
>
> the arrow key did work when you was going down to mouse hardware type,
> right?
> (and it is a normal PS/2 keyboard I hope)
>
> Thx, I do all you say but that the arrow down key will not go down in the RH column to Std mouse serial. It just reverts to the LH column! Very frustrating.
Yes it's a std PS/2 keyboard.
I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB printer.
Again I can only keyboard any corrections. Hope you have further suggestions
as I'm lost.
>

Reggie wrote :-

> I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB printer.

If within the last five days, you *might* be able to fix it with scanreg
/restore. It's an old trick, but it might just work!

BTW - was your attempt at installing the USB printer successful?

Mart


"Reggie D." <ReggieD RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "teebo" wrote:
>
>> 2008-10-20 20:15:01 Reggie D. <ReggieD RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com>:
>> > I have lost my mouse.
>> > It will not appear in plug & play nor is it listed when trying via
>> > 'install new hardware.'
>> > It is a serial mouse but when I try to select via 'standard mouse
>> > types'
>> > &
>> > move into the RH coulumn to select 'standard serial mouse' the
>> > keyboard
>> > down
>> > key will not move down!!
>> > Can anyone solve this problem by advising how I can restore my mouse
>> > using
>> > the keyboard only? HELP.....
>>
>> so it is a standard 2-button serial mouse connected to COM1 or COM2 ...
>> (how/what happened when you lost it btw? one morning when you started
>> the computer windows didn't find it anymore and it didn't help to
>> remove it and put it back there at that there-is-no-mouse dialogbox?)
>>
>> anyway, when you keyboardnavigate the 'add new hardware' guide:
>> first next (Enter) two times,
>> then Alt-N as in "No it isn't in the list" and Enter,
>> then Alt-N as in "No I want to .... from the list" and Enter,
>> then arrow down to "Mouse" and Enter,
>> then with "(standard mouse types)" selected press [Tab]
>> to go to the right column "Models"
>> then press [Arrow down] four times to "Standard mouse (Serial)"
>> and then Enter to continue
>>
>> ....where doesn't it work?
>>
>> the arrow key did work when you was going down to mouse hardware type,
>> right?
>> (and it is a normal PS/2 keyboard I hope)
>>
>> Thx, I do all you say but that the arrow down key will not go down in the
>> RH column to Std mouse serial. It just reverts to the LH column! Very
>> frustrating.
> Yes it's a std PS/2 keyboard.
> I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB printer.
> Again I can only keyboard any corrections. Hope you have further
> suggestions
> as I'm lost.
>>

"Mart" wrote:

> Reggie wrote :-
>
> > I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB printer.
>
> If within the last five days, you *might* be able to fix it with scanreg
> /restore. It's an old trick, but it might just work!
>
> BTW - was your attempt at installing the USB printer successful?
>
> Mart
>
>
> "Reggie D." <ReggieD.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:187B49B2-2443-4795-84CB-7CAB89BABA98@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "teebo" wrote:
> >
> >> 2008-10-20 20:15:01 Reggie D. <ReggieD.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> >> > I have lost my mouse.
> >> > It will not appear in plug & play nor is it listed when trying via
> >> > 'install new hardware.'
> >> > It is a serial mouse but when I try to select via 'standard mouse
> >> > types'
> >> > &
> >> > move into the RH coulumn to select 'standard serial mouse' the
> >> > keyboard
> >> > down
> >> > key will not move down!!
> >> > Can anyone solve this problem by advising how I can restore my mouse
> >> > using
> >> > the keyboard only? HELP.....
> >>
> >> so it is a standard 2-button serial mouse connected to COM1 or COM2 ...
> >> (how/what happened when you lost it btw? one morning when you started
> >> the computer windows didn't find it anymore and it didn't help to
> >> remove it and put it back there at that there-is-no-mouse dialogbox?)
> >>
> >> anyway, when you keyboardnavigate the 'add new hardware' guide:
> >> first next (Enter) two times,
> >> then Alt-N as in "No it isn't in the list" and Enter,
> >> then Alt-N as in "No I want to .... from the list" and Enter,
> >> then arrow down to "Mouse" and Enter,
> >> then with "(standard mouse types)" selected press [Tab]
> >> to go to the right column "Models"
> >> then press [Arrow down] four times to "Standard mouse (Serial)"
> >> and then Enter to continue
> >>
> >> ....where doesn't it work?
> >>
> >> the arrow key did work when you was going down to mouse hardware type,
> >> right?
> >> (and it is a normal PS/2 keyboard I hope)
> >>
> >> Thx, I do all you say but that the arrow down key will not go down in the
> >> RH column to Std mouse serial. It just reverts to the LH column! Very
> >> frustrating.
> > Yes it's a std PS/2 keyboard.
> > I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB printer.
> > Again I can only keyboard any corrections. Hope you have further
> > suggestions
> > as I'm lost.
> >>
>
>
> Didnt, manage to install the printer , the new Epson all in one.
I'll try scan reg.
Thx.
Reggie D.

A new Epson allinone is going to be difficult to use with W98.

Did your attempts at installing it involve making any changes to BIOS setup?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Reggie D." <ReggieD RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Mart" wrote:
>
>> Reggie wrote :-
>>
>> > I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB
>> > printer.
>>

"Jeff Richards" wrote:

> A new Epson allinone is going to be difficult to use with W98.
>
> Did your attempts at installing it involve making any changes to BIOS setup?
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Reggie D." <ReggieD RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:66EEB72A-5A5D-4122-8160-265F05CA59FA@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Mart" wrote:
> >
> >> Reggie wrote :-
> >>
> >> > I'm on W98SE and the problem occured when trying to install a USB
> >> > printer.
> >>
>
> Didn't touch the bios.
I think the allinone is incompatible as u say. but I'm stuck with no mouse
still and only the keyboard to work with. This pc has no internet commenction.
I can now get to stage where I'm asked for the W98SE cd but the driver
cannot be found?

Reggie D.
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