• My Mouse Doesn't Work

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Jan 07, 2011 mouse & keyboard do not work by godaell. The desktop is a Dell Inspiron 531S with vista home. The mouse and keyboard are usb. Bluetooth mouse not working Have. Bluetooth Mouse does not work on Win 10 desktop Hi, Recently. Vista Forums; Eight Forums.

You see where we need make, model, OS (and that includes Starter, Basic, Home, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise as some versions lack some features making fixes different) and Service Pack level, as well as a detailed explanation of the problem and what you have already tried. Also nice to know right off the bat whether the computer is a laptop, netbook or desktop. Bob has hinted that the PS/2 plugs for the input devices may be incorrect if they are PS/2 so I will ask if the input devices EVER WORKED on this un-named make and model of computer. I will also ask what you were doing when they quit working and how soon after you last used them did you discover they no longer worked?

You are sitting in front of it but we do not have that option so we need enough information to visualize the problem and possible fixes. Thanks Ed All systems worked properly for 2 years. The desktop is a Dell Inspiron 531S with vista home. The mouse and keyboard are usb. It is not my computer so I don't know what may have occured; although I think windows updated several times over the last few days.

I have tried safe mode but with no mouse I don't know how to proceed. I have plugged and unplugged the mouse and keyboard with reboot. I have tried other mouse and keyboard I have tried dell utilities with vista disk. I have tried to recover to previous times with OEM disk, but does not allow. I have tried dos commands some work, some do not; but non fixed the mouse It is difficult with no mouse and keyboard operating.

'I have tried safe mode but with no mouse I don't know how to proceed.' And you also said ' have tried dos commands some work, some do not; but non fixed the mouse' By this do you mean that The keyboard is working so you can get to the menu to select Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Command Prompt but that in normal mode the logon welcome screen shows but you do not have a mouse to select a user?

If this is so then go ahead and boot normally. Once it has booted to the logon welcome screen with the users listed press the tab key a few times while keeping a close eye on each user's picture. At some point one of the users pictures will get a rectangular outline around the picture. When you see ths press the Enter key and type in the user password.

Once booted you can use the keyboard to navigate to wherever you want using keyboard shortcuts. Here is a list of them for Vista - I would suggest that you set up mouse keys - Now you can navigate to the control panel and Admin Tools then computer management and the mouse to see what the problem with it might be. If you don't see a problem indicated delete the mouse in device manager and reboot and see if Vista automatically finds and installs the generic mouse. You will have to do a little experimenting to see when you need to use the enter key (same as a left click) and when you use the left, right, up, or down keys and when you have to also use the tab key to get to different window panes but it is fairly intuitive. When I boot up with oem disk & F8 i have keyboard and moude functions; but I have not found a dos command to activate the mouse and keyboard in the C: vista. When I boot with C:vista in safe mode with dos command I have neither keyboard or mouse functions. I have tried reboot to last good configuration with no change.

I have tried reboot normal. The keyboard does not work I can only type when in X:oem I have tried dos command x: windows system32 mouse.exe with no result I have tried x: windows system32 rstrui.exe with no results.

Hello everyone! Yesterday I was working on my desktop, and Windows Update decided to pop up and install some automatic updates. I put it off by a few hours, so I could finish up my work and go to sleep. When I next tried to use the computer, I realized that somehow Windows Vista could not start. Once it got past the initial screen where I could access BIOS and everything, the computer would just automatically restart.

So I pulled out my installation disk, popped it into the drive, and did a repair on my computer. It supposedly worked, and I tried to access Vista again.

The pietasters movin' on up. Now here's the problem that I'm currently having: The keyboard works fine while the computer is booting up. In other words, I can access BIOS and all that. However, once the computer reaches the Vista logon screen, the keyboard and mouse don't receive any power from the computer at all. I can't turn on NumLock or anything like that. Therefore, I can't access my computer at all to try and repair it. I tried a System Restore to right before it updated (or at least that's what I think the date stamp pointed to), but the problem persists.

I use a USB Keyboard and Mouse, and my computer does not have PS/2 keyboard or mouse ports. I'm running Windows Vista 64 bit, and my computer (and hardware inside) is maybe a year old at most, so I doubt any hardware has failed. So basically I'm asking: Is there any way to fix my computer? Or will I have to get a Linux Live CD, back up my files, and do a clean install of Windows?

My Mouse Doesn't Work

If you need anymore information, please ask, and thank you for helping! Edit: Any New Information -Safe mode does not work, as the keyboard and mouse don't respond, so I can't get past the log in screen.It is likely not a problem with my mouse and keyboard, as they work with a Linux Live CD and in BIOS.Newest observation: While loading up the drivers for Windows Safe Mode, I noticed that crcdisk.sys takes longer to load up than any other driver.

COuld this be contributing to the problem, or is this normal? There is NOTHING that Windows Updates or driver changes, of any sort can do to mess up your USB connected keyboard (and exclusive, meaning no PS2, ports on your computer.

As more and more are becoming) can do to prevent the USB keyboard (and usually the mouse, as well) from working with your computer at the initial startup time. That means that you can get into the BIOS setup routines -unless the USB keyboard has a problem.

So, using the proper keyboard presses you should be able to get into Windows Safe Mode. Once you get into Safe mode, then you just delete any and all keyboard and mouse drivers.

No special drivers, for those two, are in place when in Safe mode, so you should have no problem in deleting them. Then you re-boot and come up into regular Windows. In regular mode, the default USB drivers are there that will give you good communication to any USB mouse and keyboard. The drivers, beyond what is built into default Windows, are only needed to access special and/or extra features of the mouse and keyboard. The normal typing mode (letters, numbers, most type-able characters) and the mouse movements and just the left and right mouse buttons will not need any additional keyboard or mouse drivers. Once you get that running, as expected, then you can evaluate whether you want the additional functions your keyboard or mouse might do for you. (For example, I have the very nice and expensive MS Entertainment 8000 Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

I have loaded the drivers to the keyboard to get some special function key selections beyond what are already recognized by the default Windows driver. I have not loaded the additional MS mouse Intellipoint driver to gain some goodie functions that the mouse can do with that driver. The mouse and 3 buttons and track-wheel still work, and a bit more for the extra two mouse buttons. I can define what I want those buttons do, but I don't need that extra function.) So, delete what you have added, get back to basics, and see what gets going again. Maybe you have a problem mouse or keyboard.

Elvandil: Legacy USB is enabled, and booting with only the keyboard does nothing. ChuckE: My USB Keyboard and Mouse are functional.

I can use them on any other computer, and they work in BIOS. In addition, they work when I boot up my computer using a Linux Live CD. The problem persists with Windows Safe Mode. Booting into it results in the same problem - my keyboard and mouse don't receive any power, so I can't get past the log in screen.

While booting up Windows Safe Mode to try again though, I realized that Windows was hanging while loading up crcdisk.sys. It took a MUCH longer time to load that up than any other driver.

Could that be contributing to the problem? I've also edited my post to add in the additional information that I've posted. Just to try and eliminate one or the other, just have the keyboard plugged in. You really can do most things without the mouse.

You don't need to click a button with a mouse when you know what keyboard pushes are needed to do the same thing. (Usually the arrow keys, or Tab key, and the Enter or Space key will get you to the desired button and effectively 'click' the high-lighted button). See if that keyboard alone gets you past the login screen. If it does then perhaps the basic Windows mouse driver is bad. See what you can do to replace it.

If the keyboard still does function, then try it the other way, with just the mouse and not the keyboard. Now without a keyboard you won't be able to type in any needed passwords, but perhaps you don't need a password if you never used one at the login screen (some people don't use them). If you can get past the Windows login then you can try the mouse to possibly select and do some limited Windows things.

But even being able to click on some things, even just at the login screen, tells you that the mouse is getting power - that it is working. If so, then perhaps the basic keyboard driver is corrupt and needs to be replace. Although, without an ability to use the keyboard makes getting the fix a whole heck of a lot harder. Good luck with that. If all else fails, you may need to reload the entire Windows OS again. You might be able to do a repair of the OS, too. If you decide to wipe out the old OS, you can save your old data files if you remove the drive and install it on another computer to read and save off what you want.