Solve : All mice are not working!??

1.	Solve : All mice are not working!??
Answer» Okay.I was on my computer only yesterday and my Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet mouse/pen combo was working fine. Today I come to my computer and lo and behold - my mouse wont work. The blue light of my tablet was also not on. I assumed I had an error with my tablet, so I stole my Mom's mouse and plugged it into my computer- and lo and behold, it doesnt work either. I have moved both the cord for my tablet and the cord for my mom's mouse between the 6 USB ports I have. This made no difference. Why won't my mice work? I seriously need help here! If you can help, please send your advice my way! Thanks! Quote 6 USB ports I have. This made no difference. It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit. Have you restarted the computer yet? Quote It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit. How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse? I currently have to USE my keyboard for navigation and I haven't been able to figure out how to "check" checkboxes using only my keyboard. Quote Have you restarted the computer yet? Should've stated this to begin with, sorry! I restarted my computer both in regular mode and in safe mode as I found recommended on this site. Both mice did not work in both situations. Quote How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse? Check your CPU for any PS/2 port to connect a keyboard.Oh - sorry. Read the title of the thread and thought there was a rodent strike somewhere Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 06:03:30 AM I currently have to use my keyboard for navigation and I haven't been able to figure out how to "check" checkboxes using only my keyboard. Spacebar will check/uncheck radio buttons and checkboxes.Okay... I asked my classmates today for help too. One of them suggested checking a regular flash drive in my USB ports. I did, and they did not show up as being plugged in. So... can anyone explain why the USB ports themselves aren't working? I have a Certified Data desktop computer that is running Vista. Any other information you need, please just ask. Quote Quote How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse? Check your CPU for any PS/2 port to connect a keyboard. I wasnt asking about having a keyboard. I said I WAS USING my keyboard. I wanted to know what you meant by: Quote It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit. Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 06:15:12 PM I wasnt asking about having a keyboard. I said I WAS USING my keyboard. I wanted to know what you meant by: He was suggesting you try a PS/2 keyboard instead of a USB keyboard, if you have a PS/2 port. Of course since your keyboard works I really have no idea where he was going with such a suggestion! Now that you've confirmed that the ports DO work (you can use USB drives in them) we also SEE a interesting pattern; all the devices that don't work are HID (Human Interface Devices); And since so many different devices stopped working at once, it seems like some sort of software/driver problem. (I'm assuming for the moment that you are using a PS/2 (not USB) keyboard, but I'm only inferring that given that it's all that is working for you) Here are some things you can try: -Open Device Manager (Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Device manager for the default view settings, if I recall). -In Device Manager, first try Action->Scan for hardware changes, then open the "Human Interface Devices" Node/item; Try UNINSTALLING each one (with the keyboard, highlight each one and press the Application key: (the Application key pretty much acts the same as right-clicking a selected item anywhere) Then from the MENU that appears, choose uninstall. Now reboot, see if that helps. If that doesn't work, let's check that the HID service is running: -Open The "Services" Applet. I haven't a clue where this is found in a default windows install, but you can just plop services.msc into the search bar or the Windows Key+R Run dialog and get to it. -Look for a service with the name "Human Interface Device Access" And make sure it's enabled. Thanks BC_Programmer, but after my last reply I went on a googleing rampage for "USB ports not working" and found a crazy sounding solution. I was at my last wits end and while waiting for a reply here, I felt it couldn't hurt. The process was so easy. Unplug all USB devices. Unplug your computer. Wait 30 seconds, and plug it back in. Restart your computer and replug all USB devices. Surprizingly this WORKED! I think I may have had a motherboard glitch? But EVERYTHING is working now, so thank you for your solution anyways! Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 07:07:46 PM Thanks BC_Programmer, but after my last reply I went on a googleing rampage for "USB ports not working" and found a crazy sounding solution. I was at my last wits end and while waiting for a reply here, I felt it couldn't hurt. The process was so easy. Unplug all USB devices. Unplug your computer. Wait 30 seconds, and plug it back in. Restart your computer and replug all USB devices. Surprizingly this WORKED! I think I may have had a motherboard glitch? But everything is working now, so thank you for your solution anyways! Cool, it's nice when the solution is nice and simple! Quote checkboxes using only my keyboard. Yup got lost there Quote from: Allan on November 25, 2010, 06:21:09 AM Oh - sorry. Read the title of the thread and thought there was a rodent strike somewhere rofl, little tiny strike signs...

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Okay.I was on my computer only yesterday and my Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet mouse/pen combo was working fine. Today I come to my computer and lo and behold - my mouse wont work. The blue light of my tablet was also not on. I assumed I had an error with my tablet, so I stole my Mom's mouse and plugged it into my computer- and lo and behold, it doesnt work either.

I have moved both the cord for my tablet and the cord for my mom's mouse between the 6 USB ports I have. This made no difference.

Why won't my mice work? I seriously need help here! If you can help, please send your advice my way!

Thanks! Quote

6 USB ports I have. This made no difference.

It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit.
Have you restarted the computer yet? Quote

It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit.

How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse? I currently have to USE my keyboard for navigation and I haven't been able to figure out how to "check" checkboxes using only my keyboard.

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Have you restarted the computer yet?

Should've stated this to begin with, sorry!

I restarted my computer both in regular mode and in safe mode as I found recommended on this site. Both mice did not work in both situations.
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How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse?

Check your CPU for any PS/2 port to connect a keyboard.Oh - sorry. Read the title of the thread and thought there was a rodent strike somewhere Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 06:03:30 AM

I currently have to use my keyboard for navigation and I haven't been able to figure out how to "check" checkboxes using only my keyboard.

Spacebar will check/uncheck radio buttons and checkboxes.Okay... I asked my classmates today for help too. One of them suggested checking a regular flash drive in my USB ports. I did, and they did not show up as being plugged in.

So... can anyone explain why the USB ports themselves aren't working?

I have a Certified Data desktop computer that is running Vista. Any other information you need, please just ask.

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How would I do this? Also, can this be done without a mouse?
Check your CPU for any PS/2 port to connect a keyboard.

I wasnt asking about having a keyboard. I said I WAS USING my keyboard. I wanted to know what you meant by:
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It might be that your USB controller in your BIOS set-up is turn off/disabled. Or a USB Device Legacy Support. If you have both , enable them and make sure to Save & Exit.

Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 06:15:12 PM

I wasnt asking about having a keyboard. I said I WAS USING my keyboard. I wanted to know what you meant by:

He was suggesting you try a PS/2 keyboard instead of a USB keyboard, if you have a PS/2 port. Of course since your keyboard works I really have no idea where he was going with such a suggestion!

Now that you've confirmed that the ports DO work (you can use USB drives in them) we also SEE a interesting pattern; all the devices that don't work are HID (Human Interface Devices); And since so many different devices stopped working at once, it seems like some sort of software/driver problem. (I'm assuming for the moment that you are using a PS/2 (not USB) keyboard, but I'm only inferring that given that it's all that is working for you)

Here are some things you can try:

-Open Device Manager (Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Device manager for the default view settings, if I recall).

-In Device Manager, first try Action->Scan for hardware changes, then open the "Human Interface Devices" Node/item; Try UNINSTALLING each one (with the keyboard, highlight each one and press the Application key:

(the Application key pretty much acts the same as right-clicking a selected item anywhere)

Then from the MENU that appears, choose uninstall. Now reboot, see if that helps.

If that doesn't work, let's check that the HID service is running:

-Open The "Services" Applet. I haven't a clue where this is found in a default windows install, but you can just plop services.msc into the search bar or the Windows Key+R Run dialog and get to it.

-Look for a service with the name "Human Interface Device Access" And make sure it's enabled.

Thanks BC_Programmer, but after my last reply I went on a googleing rampage for "USB ports not working" and found a crazy sounding solution. I was at my last wits end and while waiting for a reply here, I felt it couldn't hurt.

The process was so easy. Unplug all USB devices. Unplug your computer. Wait 30 seconds, and plug it back in. Restart your computer and replug all USB devices.

Surprizingly this WORKED!

I think I may have had a motherboard glitch? But EVERYTHING is working now, so thank you for your solution anyways! Quote from: BlueChicken on November 25, 2010, 07:07:46 PM

Thanks BC_Programmer, but after my last reply I went on a googleing rampage for "USB ports not working" and found a crazy sounding solution. I was at my last wits end and while waiting for a reply here, I felt it couldn't hurt.

The process was so easy. Unplug all USB devices. Unplug your computer. Wait 30 seconds, and plug it back in. Restart your computer and replug all USB devices.

Surprizingly this WORKED!

I think I may have had a motherboard glitch? But everything is working now, so thank you for your solution anyways!

Cool, it's nice when the solution is nice and simple! Quote

checkboxes using only my keyboard.

Yup got lost there Quote from: Allan on November 25, 2010, 06:21:09 AM

Oh - sorry. Read the title of the thread and thought there was a rodent strike somewhere

rofl, little tiny strike signs...

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