Security settings in safe mode and USB mouse

[Guest dk_]

Regarding the strange USB mouse install problem that I asked about earlier

this morning, (Subject: "USB Mouse is immediately blocked and uninstalled"),

 

I am thinking I might have messed up some default security settings one day

when I was looking around in safe mode and was trying to change some

priviledges for access to the hidden install partition. I probably messed

something up then (or maybe not).

 

How can I set the security back to default, i.e., the normal default

settings for the Administrator User (me)? Or check to see if something is

set to prevent the installation or use of a USB mouse.

 

Thanks.

 

-Dennis

 

--

Dennis Kessler

http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Security settings in safe mode and USB mouse

 

Unless you changed Ownership or replaced a sub-container tree it's

doubtful your issue is ACL related. On the mouse issue, you should

create ( or login ) to an alternate account and test the mouse. It's also

possible that your USB device loading is such that the mouse being

added overloads the Controller bandwidth or Hub power limit. Most

USB mice consume only ~50mA. If the mouse came with a USB to

PS/2 converter plug, I'd try connecting the mouse with that interface.

 

"dk_" <nobody@spamless.com> wrote in message

news:4831f0ac$0$7039$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> Regarding the strange USB mouse install problem that I asked about earlier

> this morning, (Subject: "USB Mouse is immediately blocked and

> uninstalled"),

>

> I am thinking I might have messed up some default security settings one

> day

> when I was looking around in safe mode and was trying to change some

> priviledges for access to the hidden install partition. I probably messed

> something up then (or maybe not).

>

> How can I set the security back to default, i.e., the normal default

> settings for the Administrator User (me)? Or check to see if something is

> set to prevent the installation or use of a USB mouse.

>

> Thanks.

>

> -Dennis

>

> --

> Dennis Kessler

> http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture

[Guest dk_]

Re: Security settings in safe mode and USB mouse

 

In article <OAyIRjfuIHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Unless you changed Ownership or replaced a sub-container tree it's

> doubtful your issue is ACL related. On the mouse issue, you should

> create ( or login ) to an alternate account and test the mouse. It's also

> possible that your USB device loading is such that the mouse being

> added overloads the Controller bandwidth or Hub power limit. Most

> USB mice consume only ~50mA. If the mouse came with a USB to

> PS/2 converter plug, I'd try connecting the mouse with that interface.

>

 

How can I reinstall and or repair the Windows XP generic USB mouse driver?

 

 

The problem on this machine is not a power load problem on the USB port/s.

After a failed attempt at trying to install and use a USB mouse, I can still

use the USB on the machine to drive an external 2.5" non-powered hard drive.

And I can use the Microsoft USB mouse described in the next paragraph.

 

After installing from the CD, the Microsoft mouse software, I have been able

to use the Miscosoft IntelliMouse Optical just fine. However, if I try to

use any other verified working USB mouse, one will not install and work.

 

It looks like that the basic USB mouse installer/setup/driver is the

problem. There must be a way to reset this.

 

BTW: I tried to delete in the registry the entries that showed the name of

the Logitech Wheel Mouse that would not load, and the registy gives me an

error and will not allow the deletion of such entries. I also tried to

delete the Generic USB mouse entries, and the registry would not allow it.

Any thoughts here?

 

-Dennis

 

 

> "dk_" <nobody@spamless.com> wrote in message

> news:4831f0ac$0$7039$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

> > Regarding the strange USB mouse install problem that I asked about earlier

> > this morning, (Subject: "USB Mouse is immediately blocked and

> > uninstalled"),

> >

> > I am thinking I might have messed up some default security settings one

> > day

> > when I was looking around in safe mode and was trying to change some

> > priviledges for access to the hidden install partition. I probably messed

> > something up then (or maybe not).

> >

> > How can I set the security back to default, i.e., the normal default

> > settings for the Administrator User (me)? Or check to see if something is

> > set to prevent the installation or use of a USB mouse.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > -Dennis

> >

> > --

> > Dennis Kessler

> > http://www.denniskessler.com/acupuncture

>