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   Monkey to NONphiloNONplazaearthNONcomNON   
   Re: Q. My computer pretends there's no m   
   16 Nov 03 18:10:11   
   
   From: johnmonkeyremo@veearthlink.net   
      
   Hopefully it should, but it did not.  I deleted the mice   
   from the Device Manager and rebooted - it boots, installs   
   the mouse, I reboot to get it, and it can't detect a mouse.   
      
   John   
      
      
   On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 16:52:53 -0600, "philo"   
    wrote:   
   > "Monkey"  wrote in message   
   > news:3fb6843b.1445755@news.east.earthlink.net...   
   > > I have Windows 95 and my mouse started moving around and   
   > > right-clicking on its own.  My keyboard worked normally, so   
   > > I shut down.  Now my Windows is pretending that I don't have   
   > > a mouse.  I've unplugged it, plugged in a different one,   
   > > messed around with the control panel and with deleting it in   
   > > the Device Manager.   
   > >   
   > > In the Mouse settings in the Control Panel, I have nothing   
   > > to select under "Select your mouse" and both buttons are on   
   > > click (not click and right-click).  I have selected a   
   > > "Standard PS/2 Port Mouse" which stays set to a Microsoft   
   > > PS/2 IntelliMouse Explorer, although I have tried setting it   
   > > to a standard mouse.  When I try to close the mouse   
   > > properties, it says "IntelliPoint is able to save your   
   > > settings for the current Windows session only."   
   > >   
   > > In a word - Help!   
   >   
   > as your machine is booting up  hot F5 to enter safe mode   
   >   
   > then from the control panel delete *all* mouse entries   
   >   
   > there will probably be several   
   >   
   > save and reboot...hopefully windows will install it again   
   > correctly   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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