Re: Cursor frozen
- From: "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:33:04 -0400
In news:e41TCPESFHA.1396@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Joseph Childs <jchilds1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> I recently reformatted the C drive on an older desktop computer
> that had slowed down because of an accumulation of spyware. Windows
> 98 was reinstalled and everything worked fine for a few days and then
> on a recent boot up the cursor froze and remains that way. There was
> no connection made to the internet prior to the freeze and only a few
> basic programs were loaded. The mouse on this machine is a serial
> mouse and I suspected that the mouse might have become defective.
> This machine has only a serial connection for a mouse. So I used a
> connector that converts a PS2 connection to a serial connection with
> a PS2 mouse in order to use a different mouse. The cursor is still
> frozen even with a different mouse. I also get a message on boot up
> instructing me to install a PS2 mouse. This message appeared even
> before I used the PS2 mouse. How do I solve this problem.
Keep in mind that this is an XP group but what the heck? I answer XP
questions in those groups and don't see why I won't over here though, to be
honest, I don't actually HAVE an answer for you at this time. Instead I have
a question. The serial port might have bit the dust but for now what happens
if you try to get into safe mode? Once you're into safe mode, if you can,
try removing the drivers for the old mouse and installing new ones. Can it
be done without a mouse? Yes but you'll need to be pretty keyboard savy. I
don't suppose that this old computer has USB ports?
Galen
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Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.
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