Mouse install

I have tried several times to install a mouse on my laptop xp system, and the
installer always gives the some message, can not install this hardware?
does any body know whats ging on? this would be the same with a laser
wireless or optical?
Thanks

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tommy97006

smlunatick
Wed Apr 23 12:02:48 PDT 2008

On Apr 23, 2:40=A0pm, tommy97006 <tommy97...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> I have tried several times to install a mouse on my laptop xp system, and =
the
> installer always gives the some message, can not install this hardware?
> does any body know whats ging on? this would be the same with a laser
> wireless or optical?
> Thanks
>
> --
> tommy97006

What type of mouse? USB mice should get you to the install driver
part, if the USB ports work.

Don
Wed Apr 23 13:55:15 PDT 2008

"tommy97006" <tommy97006@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have tried several times to install a mouse on my laptop xp system, and
the
> installer always gives the some message, can not install this hardware?
> does any body know whats ging on? this would be the same with a laser
> wireless or optical?

Read the laptop manual (or read it on line). The manual will
tell you what kinds of mouse suit your laptop (e.g.
USB or PS2) and the mouse manual tells you how to
configure it for XP (e.g. whether you need to load the
software before or after connecting the mouse.)

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

smlunatick
Wed Apr 23 17:56:49 PDT 2008

On Apr 23, 4:55=A0pm, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
> "tommy97006" <tommy97...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:706A6528-BEDF-48A1-B3D1-62273CB37A9C@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
> > I have tried several times to install a mouse on my laptop xp system, an=
d
> the
> > installer always gives the some message, can not install this hardware?
> > does any body know whats ging on? this would be the same with a laser
> > wireless or optical?
>
> Read the laptop manual (or read it on line). =A0The manual will
> tell you what kinds of mouse suit your laptop (e.g.
> USB or PS2) and the mouse manual tells you how to
> configure it for XP (e.g. whether you need to load the
> software before or after connecting the mouse.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)

Several laptops also have a BIOS settings which enable / disables
"external" PS/2 mice.