My mouse won't work

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My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
and don't know how to find out.


"elietabet" wrote:

> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
> computers but i cant seem to figure it out, i tried to change it in control
> panel it didnt work ... i also tried in Tweak UI, same thing ... anybody
> knows the normal sensitivity or speed for the left click?
> thanks .
 
Re: My mouse won't work

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
<cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,


Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?

When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?

The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
a friend and seeing if that works.


> and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> and don't know how to find out.


>"elietabet" wrote:

>> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
>> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in


Your problem is obviously completely different from one. In the
future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
own.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
Re: My mouse won't work


"cheydgal" <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:085CA12A-D678-4B19-B9EF-E39497BFFE3E@microsoft.com...
> My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my
> computer,
> and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> and don't know how to find out.

I would try a different mouse, preferably in Safe Mode.
 
Re: My mouse won't work

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:05:05 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
> <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
>
>
> Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
> they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
>
> When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
>
> The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
> that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
> a friend and seeing if that works.
>
>
> > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> > and don't know how to find out.
>
>
> >"elietabet" wrote:
>
> >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
>
>
> Your problem is obviously completely different from one.


Sorry, missing word. That should be "...from that one."


> In the
> future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,



And that should be "...post such a message here..."

Sorry for the typos.


> rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
> own.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
Re: My mouse won't work

cheydgal wrote:
> My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
> and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> and don't know how to find out.
>
>
> "elietabet" wrote:
>
>> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
>> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
>> computers but i cant seem to figure it out, i tried to change it in control
>> panel it didnt work ... i also tried in Tweak UI, same thing ... anybody
>> knows the normal sensitivity or speed for the left click?
>> thanks .
If wireless, I'd check the batteries first.
If not, I'd contact mouse vendor.
If no joy, I'd replace it. Mice are cheap.

Bill
 
Re: My mouse won't work



"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
> <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
>
>
> Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
> they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
>
> When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
>
> The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
> that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
> a friend and seeing if that works.
>
>
> > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> > and don't know how to find out.
>
>
> >"elietabet" wrote:
>
> >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
>
>
> Your problem is obviously completely different from one. In the
> future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
> rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
> own.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
 
Re: My mouse won't work

I'm new at this, and am sorry if I posted incorrectly. I clicked "new," and
typed my question where it put me. It is also a little difficult without a
"point and click" device. I can't even get to some places, like the up &
down arrows and scroll bar. I had to start a reply just to read your whole
post. Anyway, thank you.

As for "what other problems," first the ethernet card wasn't being
recognized, then the computer wouldn't open Windows at all just a DOS type
screen. I used "DEL to enter setup" then went through where I could and set
a lot of things to "fail safe defaults" should have taken better notes, but
got too tired...careless. Something worked, but the mouse never did come
back on. I believe the problems started when granddaughter clicked on/off
several times.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
> <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
>
>
> Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
> they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
>
> When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
>
> The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
> that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
> a friend and seeing if that works.
>
>
> > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> > and don't know how to find out.
>
>
> >"elietabet" wrote:
>
> >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
>
>
> Your problem is obviously completely different from one. In the
> future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
> rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
> own.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
 
Re: My mouse won't work



"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:05:05 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
> > <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
> >
> >
> > Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
> > they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
> >
> > When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
> >
> > The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
> > that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
> > a friend and seeing if that works.
> >
> >
> > > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> > > and don't know how to find out.
> >
> >
> > >"elietabet" wrote:
> >
> > >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> > >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
> >
> >
> > Your problem is obviously completely different from one.
>
>
> Sorry, missing word. That should be "...from that one."
>
>
> > In the
> > future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
>
>
>
> And that should be "...post such a message here..."
>
> Sorry for the typos.
>
>
> > rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
> > own.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
 
Re: My mouse won't work

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:09:02 -0700, cheydgal
<cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I'm new at this, and am sorry if I posted incorrectly. I clicked "new," and
> typed my question where it put me. It is also a little difficult without a
> "point and click" device. I can't even get to some places, like the up &
> down arrows and scroll bar. I had to start a reply just to read your whole
> post. Anyway, thank you.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

The reason you're having such problems is that you are using the awful
web interface to read this newsgroup--it's the slowest, clunkiest,
most error-prone method there is. Do yourself a favor and switch to a
newsreader, such as Outlook Express, which comes with Windows. See
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm


> As for "what other problems," first the ethernet card wasn't being
> recognized, then the computer wouldn't open Windows at all just a DOS type
> screen. I used "DEL to enter setup" then went through where I could and set
> a lot of things to "fail safe defaults" should have taken better notes, but
> got too tired...careless. Something worked, but the mouse never did come
> back on. I believe the problems started when granddaughter clicked on/off
> several times.


Thanks for the extra info. Did you try the two suggestions I made? If
you can't find someone to borrow a mouse from, let me point out that
most mice are very cheap, and if I were in your shoes, I'd just buy a
new one.


> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
> > <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my computer,
> >
> >
> > Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
> > they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
> >
> > When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
> >
> > The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
> > that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
> > a friend and seeing if that works.
> >
> >
> > > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for sure,
> > > and don't know how to find out.
> >
> >
> > >"elietabet" wrote:
> >
> > >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too fast;
> > >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid in
> >
> >
> > Your problem is obviously completely different from one. In the
> > future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
> > rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
> > own.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
Re: My mouse won't work

Use DEL and get into BIOS again. Go looking for entries about USB. Probably
find one for Legacy USB.

Each BIOS is different so read carefully when you are in there.

Galen

"cheydgal" <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39B271BE-058F-49FD-8623-7344A831DC25@microsoft.com...
> I'm new at this, and am sorry if I posted incorrectly. I clicked "new,"
> and
> typed my question where it put me. It is also a little difficult without
> a
> "point and click" device. I can't even get to some places, like the up &
> down arrows and scroll bar. I had to start a reply just to read your
> whole
> post. Anyway, thank you.
>
> As for "what other problems," first the ethernet card wasn't being
> recognized, then the computer wouldn't open Windows at all just a DOS type
> screen. I used "DEL to enter setup" then went through where I could and
> set
> a lot of things to "fail safe defaults" should have taken better notes,
> but
> got too tired...careless. Something worked, but the mouse never did come
> back on. I believe the problems started when granddaughter clicked on/off
> several times.
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:54:01 -0700, cheydgal
>> <cheydgal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > My mouse is not working at all. I had some other problems with my
>> > computer,
>>
>>
>> Exactly what other problems? What's the state of those problems? If
>> they were resolved, exactly what did you do to resolve them?
>>
>> When did the mouse fail? What did you do just before that?
>>
>> The first thing to check is that the mouse is securely plugged in. If
>> that's OK, the next thing I would try is borrowing another mouse from
>> a friend and seeing if that works.
>>
>>
>> > and believe it may not be seeing the (USB?) port, but don't know for
>> > sure,
>> > and don't know how to find out.
>>
>>
>> >"elietabet" wrote:
>>
>> >> I am not sure why this is happening ... but my mouse left click is too
>> >> fast;
>> >> if clicking back in IE, it goes back 2 pages ... now i am not stupid
>> >> in
>>
>>
>> Your problem is obviously completely different from one. In the
>> future, if you want to post message her in one of these newsgroups,
>> rather than replying to such an unrelated message, please start your
>> own.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
 
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