Originally Posted by
Spitoon
No real logic behind this suggestion but maybe....
- Go to Device Manager (through Control Panel and then System, as I recall)
- Select mouse/pointing device from the list
- Uninstall the device(s) shown
- Re-boot the machine - which will enable the OS to 're-find' the mouse
This process has been surprisingly successful with hardware bits and pieces on occasions when I've run out of other ideas!
You'd be glad to hear there IS logic behind that suggestion, as that procedure forces the hardware to be reinstalled (and for whatever reason in the past it might not have installed correctly the first time despite the presence of the correct drivers).
Another suggestion to try for the OP is to go into the control panel, into Add/Remove Programs (or Programs & Features on Vista/W7) and list down the names of all of the programs found there. Then transcribe that list here, and we can point out the possible mouse/trackpad/serial/etc software utility which might be causing problems with mice. If this is unsuccessful, then the easiest way forward would unfortunately be a rebuild of the PC in question (as troubleshooting from that point onwards becomes infinitely harder and more costly)