Re: How check if mouse driver exists?

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From: Bob Gibson (iamnot_at_here.com)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:43:19 -0700

I can plug a PS2 mouse into my Compaq 2710 notebook while running, and
it runs just fine without rebooting.

Mice? Are you sure? I always thought it was "meeces."

Bob

"Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:u%23MYGpHlEHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| It is partly true for OLD POS motherboards using USB, but not PS/2.
|
| Oh, and it would be mice instead of mouses or meese :p
|
| ----
| Nathan McNulty
|
|
| §kullywag©- wrote:
| > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 22:45:59 -0500, "Justin Johnson"
| > <compgenius3@hotpop.com> wrote:
| >
| >
| >>Here's a helpful tip, whatever you do DO NOT try to unplug and plug
in a new
| >>mouse while the computer is powered up. This could potentially cause
serious
| >>damage to your motherboard.
| >>
| >>Regards,
| >>Justin Johnson
| >
| >
| > Ummmmmm ....... BULLSH*T !!!!!
| >
| > PS2 mice need to reboot to be recognized between swaps, but to
suggest
| > that merely swapping a mouse will cause damage to a motherboard is
| > utter bullsh*t.
| >
| > Install the new driver. Turn off your system. Plug in new mouse.
| > Restart system. If this does not do the trick......... drop a line
to
| > the manufacturer. ALL mouses (meese?) today should be "plug n
play",
| > with a driver only needed for "extra" features (configuring extra
| > buttons). I've installed 3 wireless mouses on 3 different machines,
| > and didn't "need" a driver for any............
| >
| >
| > §kullywag©-

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