The laptop that I have does not have an external ps/2
port. When I try to connect a serial mouse, it is not
recognized by XP.

I checked the bios settings and serial port is enabled
and I know that the mouse I am trying to connect with is
operational.

What do I need to do to have XP recognize the serial
mouse?

--Bill

Make it USB. Microsoft made the decision to not support some legacy devices.
Unfortunately, serial mice is in that list.

The easiest way I have found in that situation is to install a USB PCMCIA
card, then install the mouse as USB.

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"Bill Grieco" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The laptop that I have does not have an external ps/2
> port. When I try to connect a serial mouse, it is not
> recognized by XP.
>
> I checked the bios settings and serial port is enabled
> and I know that the mouse I am trying to connect with is
> operational.
>
> What do I need to do to have XP recognize the serial
> mouse?
>
> --Bill