deleting Mouse drivers from DEVICE MGR

[flavio]

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

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.