needhelp
07-04-2004, 03:09 AM
Okay this is the problelm, I recently upgraded a friends computer and in the process "borrowed" a stick of RAM from an old computer that I have. No problem the upgraded computer runs just fine. Now I bought a stick of RAM to replace the one that I had taken from the old computer and it boots up okay with one exception, the mouse just freezes, wont move.
Now this is the queer part, the only way I can get the mouse pointer to move is by doing this, using the keyboard I go into control panel and add new hardware, the wizard starts to do its thing and tells me it is ready to search for new plug and play hardware. I press the enter key on the keyboard, the wizard does its thing and the mouse starts working without any problem.
Thats fine, but when I reboot the computer it does the same thing again. I have tried to update the drivers for the mouse but it tells me that the best driver is already installed.
It is an AT mobo and the mouse is a serial mouse. running with a 466 Celeron processor.
I have removed the mouse in system properties device manager and the same thing happens it reinstalls the mouse but it still freezes.When I try to update the drivers for the mouse it says the best driver is already installed for this device.
I am not very familiar with keyboard strokes so if you have any advice guys keep it simple if you can.
The computer has been left on the shelf for about 2 weeks before I installed the new RAM. cant see the RAM would be the problem here though cos everything else works okay.
Now this is the queer part, the only way I can get the mouse pointer to move is by doing this, using the keyboard I go into control panel and add new hardware, the wizard starts to do its thing and tells me it is ready to search for new plug and play hardware. I press the enter key on the keyboard, the wizard does its thing and the mouse starts working without any problem.
Thats fine, but when I reboot the computer it does the same thing again. I have tried to update the drivers for the mouse but it tells me that the best driver is already installed.
It is an AT mobo and the mouse is a serial mouse. running with a 466 Celeron processor.
I have removed the mouse in system properties device manager and the same thing happens it reinstalls the mouse but it still freezes.When I try to update the drivers for the mouse it says the best driver is already installed for this device.
I am not very familiar with keyboard strokes so if you have any advice guys keep it simple if you can.
The computer has been left on the shelf for about 2 weeks before I installed the new RAM. cant see the RAM would be the problem here though cos everything else works okay.