Hi,
heres the PROBLEM:
optical usb mouse with serial adapter.
when pc turned on, mouse pointer is visable, but cant move it despite being able to RIGHT and left click (with response) and use the scroll wheel. doesnt matter if i move the mouse to a new usb port, same problem. pc thinks everything is working fine

any ideas?

MANY thanks
rob1/ what mouse type and manufacturer are you trying to use?

2/ corrupt drivers can often cause this behavior,

3/ go into the control panel, then system, then hardware/then device manager,select the "mice and other pointing devices" delete any mouse device SHOWING. then restart WINDOWS should then find the device and install the drivers stored in your computer.

4/ if it is a microsoft intellipoint mouse you can download he latest drivers from here :-

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ea22bd62-4873-406a-bbbe-c587d35a53bf&DisplayLang=en

then go into the control panel, then system, then hardware/then device manager,select the "mice and other pointing devices" delete any mouse device showing.
then install the new driver and restart.

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