USB mouse stops working

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 11:38 PM, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
> I have a regular mouse attached to my laptop.  Most of the time, this
> arrangement works fine but occasionally this mouse stops working.  The built
> in mouse-pad still works.  I really do not want to use the mouse-pad because
> it is awkward for me.  (Most of the time the laptop is used like a desktop.)
>
> Does having two mice active on the same computer cause problems?  (I suspect
> that this is the case.)  If so can I deactivate the mouse-pad and use the
> USB mouse exclusively?  By the way, I have not yet determined what causes
> the USB mouse to stop working.


I think you should check whether you have "Legacy USB support" enabled
in your BIOS. If not, enable it.




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