"flavio" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
>
> my mice have developed "hiccups".
>
> i use both a PS2 and USB mouse (the ps2 is hooked up to a shared KB/ mouse
> /
> monitor system that feeds 3 computers. never been a problem.) the USB
> is
> one of those optical mice with scroll-wheel. nice.) using both mice on my
> main XPpro box has never been an issue.
>
> last couple of days, my mice are "hiccuping" - this means, usually after
> engaging the mouse and clicking on a new item, the mouse pointer "jumps"
> about 3 inches to the left on my screen. bit annoying.
>
> thru the hardware panel, can I simply delete mice from the "Mice & Other
> Pointing devices" list, and XP will re-build the drivers on re-boot, or
> with
> automatic USB detection?
>
> another similar question: can USB devices be deleted from the "Universal
> Serial Bus Controllers" list (in device mgr) and they'll automatically be
> re-installed? (i have both motherboard and pci-slot USB ports); my list
> has
> 4 "Intel 82801EB USB Universal Host Controllers, 1 Standard Enhanced PCI
> to
> USB Host Controller, 2 USB Mass Storage Devices (might be the camera flash
> cards I have plugged in), and 5 USB Root Hubs.
>
> I'm sure a techie has talked me thru deleting some of these list items in
> the past and re-boot auto re-builds them. Perhaps it was the ROOT HUBS
> only.
>
> any enlightenment on Mouse Hiccups and Deleting Devices from Dev Mgr would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> flavio
AFAIK, WinXP will detect your mice and will install the appropriate
drivers. Even if it does not, you can always use System Restore to
undo any action you might have taken - as long as you stay away from
critical system components! I would take these precautions before
deleting drivers:
- Create a System Restore Point.
- Check that it has been created.
- Familiarise myself with the keyboard actions required to
invoke System Restore without the aid of a mouse.
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