Driver for MS Optical Wheel Mouse

[Len Robbins]

I'm trying to help a friend install her older MS optical usb/ps2 wheel mouse
on her new XP laptop. I plugged it into a usb port and no power went to the
mouse. The only XP driver that I could find on the MS site is the
IntelliPoint 5.0 driver/software. After going partially through the
installation, a warning came up stating that this install may cause other
mouse functions not to operate properly (like the touch pad on her laptop?)
so I aborted the install. Any suggestions? I would have thought that the XP
install would already have the drivers for these mice. Would there be a
driver on the XP disc that wasn't installed? I'm trying to help her with a
few things on her new laptop to get her up to speed but I can't stand the
touch pad mouse!

Thanks,
Len

 

[Jim Macklin]

Look at the USB port settings in the BIOS and device
manager.


| I'm trying to help a friend install her older MS optical
usb/ps2 wheel mouse
| on her new XP laptop. I plugged it into a usb port and no
power went to the
| mouse. The only XP driver that I could find on the MS site
is the
| IntelliPoint 5.0 driver/software. After going partially
through the
| installation, a warning came up stating that this install
may cause other
| mouse functions not to operate properly (like the touch
pad on her laptop?)
| so I aborted the install. Any suggestions? I would have
thought that the XP
| install would already have the drivers for these mice.
Would there be a
| driver on the XP disc that wasn't installed? I'm trying to
help her with a
| few things on her new laptop to get her up to speed but I
can't stand the
| touch pad mouse!
|
| Thanks,
| Len
|
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|
|

 

[Len Robbins]

Am I looking to see if the usb ports are enabled?

Len

 

[Jim Macklin]

Yes, and whether power is always on and what conflicts you
might see.

You might be well advised to use the tech support from the
laptop mfg'r to see what they say about adding additional
devices and any known conflicts. That is part of the
purchase price.



| Am I looking to see if the usb ports are enabled?
|
| Len
|
in message
| | > Look at the USB port settings in the BIOS and device
| > manager.
| >
| >
| > | > | I'm trying to help a friend install her older MS
optical
| > usb/ps2 wheel mouse
| > | on her new XP laptop. I plugged it into a usb port and
no
| > power went to the
| > | mouse. The only XP driver that I could find on the MS
site
| > is the
| > | IntelliPoint 5.0 driver/software. After going
partially
| > through the
| > | installation, a warning came up stating that this
install
| > may cause other
| > | mouse functions not to operate properly (like the
touch
| > pad on her laptop?)
| > | so I aborted the install. Any suggestions? I would
have
| > thought that the XP
| > | install would already have the drivers for these mice.
| > Would there be a
| > | driver on the XP disc that wasn't installed? I'm
trying to
| > help her with a
| > | few things on her new laptop to get her up to speed
but I
| > can't stand the
| > | touch pad mouse!
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | Len
| > |
| > | --
| > | Folk Art from Around the World
| > | www.thefolkartgallery.com
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|