PC will not boot when mouse plugged in

[Guest John]

Please note: I am not 100% sure of the details of this issue, however I

thought I might post a message here.

 

I recently gave a family member a microsoft wireless 6000 mouse with

receiver. Installation was fine but when they reboot the machine

it will not boot up (I don't know if it gets to POST but I would assume

not) unless they unplug the mouse. Once the mouse is unplugged the

machine boots up as normal. I'm not sure if they are using the USB

plug or the PS2 plug... I don't have that information yet.

 

I suggested that they try the PS2 plug instead of the USB, although on

second thought, the USB plug would/should have 0 effect on boot, while

the PS2 plug could prevent boot if the drivers are fouled up.

 

I should have more information later, but does anyone have any

reasonable initial thoughts?

 

tks

 

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Mepis32 RLU #451587i,Vista and MacOSXp

[Guest Here Today]

Re: PC will not boot when mouse plugged in

 

I believe if you have a wireless mouse the receiver will be USB and no ps2

port will be used. Have they installed the software for it. It can be

downloaded for free from Microsoft. Does the mouse work if they boot up

without it and then plug it in? They may want to enter the BIOS (press DEL

or F2 or F12...whatever the startup screen says when first booting) and look

for USB legacy settings and enable, uncheck 'halt on all errors'. Make sure

Bootup options don't USB device as #1. Make sure good batteries are in

mouse.

 

Gene

 

 

"John" <john@jtlinux01.INVALID> wrote in message

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> Please note: I am not 100% sure of the details of this issue, however I

> thought I might post a message here.

>

> I recently gave a family member a microsoft wireless 6000 mouse with

> receiver. Installation was fine but when they reboot the machine

> it will not boot up (I don't know if it gets to POST but I would assume

> not) unless they unplug the mouse. Once the mouse is unplugged the

> machine boots up as normal. I'm not sure if they are using the USB

> plug or the PS2 plug... I don't have that information yet.

>

> I suggested that they try the PS2 plug instead of the USB, although on

> second thought, the USB plug would/should have 0 effect on boot, while

> the PS2 plug could prevent boot if the drivers are fouled up.

>

> I should have more information later, but does anyone have any

> reasonable initial thoughts?

>

> tks

>

> --

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> Mepis32 RLU #451587i,Vista and MacOSXp

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: PC will not boot when mouse plugged in

 

>Please note: I am not 100% sure of the details of this issue, however I

>thought I might post a message here.

>

>I recently gave a family member a microsoft wireless 6000 mouse with

>receiver. Installation was fine but when they reboot the machine

>it will not boot up (I don't know if it gets to POST but I would assume

>not) unless they unplug the mouse. Once the mouse is unplugged the

>machine boots up as normal. I'm not sure if they are using the USB

>plug or the PS2 plug... I don't have that information yet.

>

>I suggested that they try the PS2 plug instead of the USB, although on

>second thought, the USB plug would/should have 0 effect on boot, while

>the PS2 plug could prevent boot if the drivers are fouled up.

>

>I should have more information later, but does anyone have any

>reasonable initial thoughts?

 

I had an experience with my father-in-law's PC and wireless USB mouse.

It turned out that, for whatever reason, installing the Intel Chipset

Drivers made it work. This was a computer that had SP3 installed by

the way.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf