Thanks, PCR, but I can't boot to safe mode cuz the
keyboard does not function at all, almost like there is no
connection, no caps light, number lock light, etc - dead
in the water along with the dead mouse. This happened once
before and new replacements solved the problem, this time,
no go. Could it be the connector for the plug on the back
of the CPU?

Have no fear, you will not be held responsible should
bodily harm befall me from the wrath of the loved one.

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Can it be they are plugged into each other's socket? (I
guess, really,
you'd get a complaint from BIOS, if it were that.)

I'd hate to fool with my own mouse/keyboard this way,
but...

(a) Boot to Safe Mode.
(Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the Startup
Menu.
Alternatively, turn on the Startup Menu at "START, Run,
MSConfig,
Advanced button.)

(b) "Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".

(c) Open the Mouse branch, & Remove every Mouse driver in
it.
If there were more than one (& just one is plugged
in), you had a
"ghost".

(d) Reboot to Windows Normal Mode.

If it does not automatically detect the mouse at that
reboot, you will
need to reinstall it the way you originally did.

CAVEAT: I have a "Readme" that says (speaking of a Device
Manager remove
of the mouse)...

.......Quote..............
Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0 have the ability to load
device
drivers without running the Setup program. Loading the
devices
drivers this way, however, does not install the user
interface
programs such as the Logitech Enhanced Mouse Control
Center.
Using the "Have Disk" function will install only the
Logitech
mouse drivers.
.......End of quote.....


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"HARPO" wrote in
message
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| The problem is at startup, the following error message
is
| displayed: Windows did not detect a mouse attached to
the
| computer......... The cursor sits in the middle of the
| screen. The keyboard does not respond either. I got a
new
| mouse and keyboard (serial), same message. I can't get
| into anything to see if something is missing. It's my
| girls computer and Internet withdrawl is setting in. Any
| help is appreciated.


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