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is what computers do best.
Re-installing XP on my old machine and trying to avoid the pain of re-Activation. Procedure is extract old wpa.dbl onto floppy or cd, do the re-install, then start up in safe mode and copy the file back. No nagging for activation!
Except, starting in safe mode disables mouse!
Way round this?
Re-installing XP on my old machine and trying to avoid the pain of re-Activation. Procedure is extract old wpa.dbl onto floppy or cd, do the re-install, then start up in safe mode and copy the file back. No nagging for activation!
Except, starting in safe mode disables mouse!
Way round this?
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From: Wellington,NZ
Not sure on this, never had to do it for the mouse (but have for a keyboard) but if you enter the BIOS on boot, (press "del" during boot up as indicated on the screen) and go into the (I think) advanced BIOS features, there is an option to enable the keyboard. See if you can find a similar entry relating to the mouse.
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From: The Land of Beer and Chocolate
Is it a standard "wired" PS/2 mouse and not a USB one or "hamster"?
Could be a driver issue, ya see. An old fashioned standard mouse should be ok but a USB or cordless one may not...
Could be a driver issue, ya see. An old fashioned standard mouse should be ok but a USB or cordless one may not...
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From: Redlands
Most mouse function can be "emulated" by using a combination of CTRL, TAB, ENTER and scroll keys. Have a play.
Alternatively, I would boot up in DOS mode and use COPY (or XCOPY) to copy the file from a floppy. (CD drivers may not be available in DOS mode).
e.g. XCOPY a:wpa.dbl c
windows\system32\wpa.dbl
e&oe
Alternatively, I would boot up in DOS mode and use COPY (or XCOPY) to copy the file from a floppy. (CD drivers may not be available in DOS mode).
e.g. XCOPY a:wpa.dbl c
windows\system32\wpa.dble&oe
