Mouse freezes-up at startup (Windows XP)

[socraticquest]

Hello,

The mouse freezes-up exclusively at startup. Problem started around
the time backup hard-drive was installed. Might there be a conflict
with the backup hard-drive?

How can the mouse freeze-up be fixed?

Thank-you

 

[boatman312]

Hello,

The mouse freezes-up exclusively at startup. Problem started around
the time backup hard-drive was installed. Might there be a conflict
with the backup hard-drive?

How can the mouse freeze-up be fixed?

Thank-you

What kind of a mouse? USB or PS2? If it's USB, try another port.

Keyboard still work, I take it?

 

[socraticquest]

What kind of a mouse?  USB or PS2?  If it's USB, try another port.

Keyboard still work, I take it?

The mouse is PS/2 compatible. It is necessary to (manually) restart
the computer; as the mouse beings working again on after restarting
the computer a second time.

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

Hello,

The mouse freezes-up exclusively at startup. Problem started around
the time backup hard-drive was installed. Might there be a conflict
with the backup hard-drive?

How can the mouse freeze-up be fixed?

Thank-you

Does any thing show up in Device Manager
or Event Viewer?

 

[Bob CP]

The mouse is PS/2 compatible. It is necessary to (manually) restart
the computer; as the mouse beings working again on after restarting
the computer a second time.

After the mouse has quit, you might try looking at what the Device
Manager says. I've disabled the PS-2 function on my motherboard, so I'm
not positive whether the port will show up there, but I think it should.

I suspect it's a hardware problem rather than an interrupt conflict.
Could be that the PS-2 controller on the motherboard is flakey, less
likely the mouse.

Have you tried another mouse? Do you have an adapter to convert from
PS-2 to USB, and a spare USB port to try?