asked on vostro 1400 XP usb mouse doesn't work
Reinstalled OS.
Now Dell USB mouse doesn't work.
Downloaded optical mouse driver for this computer. Still no help.
Have removed the PS/2 Compatible Mouse (which is what shows up in Device Manager every time) and let the mouse reinstall.
etc. etc.
There appear to be no BIOS settings that would help/matter.
There appear to be no keyboard actions that would help/matter.
I need to get it working.
The touchpad works.
There is no external keyboard connected.
Now Dell USB mouse doesn't work.
Downloaded optical mouse driver for this computer. Still no help.
Have removed the PS/2 Compatible Mouse (which is what shows up in Device Manager every time) and let the mouse reinstall.
etc. etc.
There appear to be no BIOS settings that would help/matter.
There appear to be no keyboard actions that would help/matter.
I need to get it working.
The touchpad works.
There is no external keyboard connected.
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Does the mouse work on a different computer? Alternately, have you tried using a different mouse on this computer?
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It turned out the the USB ports weren't showing good installs in Device Manager. Removing them all fixed it.
you can also try resetting the bios