No PS2/USB/Serial Mouse from a clean install!

From: Skylar Sutton (sjs11_at_uakron.edu.REMOVE-THIS-SECTION-TO-EMAIL-ME)
Date: 03/21/04

  • Next message: Dan Seur: "Re: can't connect to my HD's" 
    Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:30:59 -0800

    Hello All,

    Unique problem here - has me absolutly baffled. Tried
    searching the Knowledge Base but to no avail!

    I am building a frankenstein PC for my girlfreind using
    parts from her older system [optical, drives, etc] and
    the case/MB from her brothers system that he doesn't need
    anymore.

    I connected a new HD in as the master, using her old one
    with 98SE as the slave, booted via CD-ROM and installed
    2000 [using a fresh partition in NTFS] on the new drive.
    So far so good.

    Now here's the catch. I booted for the initial 2000 boot-
    up, detects hardware, restarts... didn't find a mouse!
    Tried searching via Add/Find Hardware, no luck. Tried
    installing drivers off a CD for s different mouse i have
    and using that one, no luck... has me baffled!

    Here's the details... Her keyboard works fine, in one of
    those really ancient keyboard jacks that are about the
    size of a nickel... PCT or something like that if i
    recall?

    She has 2 USB ports, 1 serial, and 2 PS2... i've tried
    using all of them, via different adapters and such - no
    luck on any of them. Still cannot detect a mouse. Safe
    mode is also a no go.

    I'm really stumped because this is a clean install - i
    don't understand what could be wrong! I've even tried
    reformatting the new drive and redoing the install to see
    if it would kickstart anything - again no luck. I'm sure
    the mice are fine as i'm using one of them right now on
    my own system.

    Oh yeah - i also tried updating to SP4, just to make
    sure - but that was worthless as well. I have no idea
    what to do, and without a mouse this system is worthless!

    And yes, i checked the obvious, "PS2 Mouse/Keyboard
    Support" is enabled in the BIOS!

    ANY help that anyone can offer would be greatly
    appreciated - thank you so much!

    - Skylar

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