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Old 04-12-08   #1 (permalink)
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Exclamation mouse stoped working in vista HELP

i have an acer laptop, and i have been using a Targus laptop mouse. it has been working fine, but for some reason it wont work now. vista "has problems" finding the driver. the red optical light is on, and when i hold a button down it does that "duh-dunt" sound meaning i plugged in new hardware, but does nothing. can anyone help me please?
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try the mouse in another usb port or another computer.
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OK, start off by clicking on Control Panel...
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tried different ports, tried the control panel and nothing
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Check BIOS settings?
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bios settings? hmmm. arg, why cant vista just work right? is there any hidden mouse features somewhere in vista that keeps it from working (had a problem like that with my speakers once)
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Mine worked fine straight out of the box. If it isn't working on different ports, perhaps you need to get drivers for it somewhere? Either that or something to bypass the touch pad, since it's a laptop. The PC may just be defaulting to the touchpad, and ignoring the USB ports for pointer devices.
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alright thx, i think i know what to do now
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I am 89% addicted to Counterstrike. What about you?

"I'm pretty sure Celeron is translated from the Greek word 'Useless'" Penicilyn- 2006 A.D.

92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy and paste this

System: Sputnik II
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Athlon X2 4000 @ 2.6
Motherboard
DFI ULTRAII-M2
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2GB PNY DDR2-667
Graphics Card
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80 sata2 and 200
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Sound Blaster X-Fi
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