When and how should W98 detect .....

....that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....." message at
startup.

Or is there some trick or another ?

TIA
Jona

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....that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....."
message at
startup.
Maybe your adapter is broken? Once Windows has started,
goto Start Control Panel Mouse (you can press the
Windows key or Ctrl+Esc if you don't have one) then press
Shift+Tab, then press Right Arrow key until you get to the
General page. If there is nothing there, Alt+Tab back to
Control Panel and try the Modems icon. Then look to see
what is connected to your COM ports.

a lot of ps2 serial adaptors dont weork as well as they should, if you can
locate a serial mouse try it, to check whether the port is ok, if it is
adapter is usc
"jona" wrote in message
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...that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....." message at
startup.

Or is there some trick or another ?

TIA
Jona

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
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a lot of ps2 serial adaptors dont weork as well as they should, if you can
locate a serial mouse try it, to check whether the port is ok, if it is
adapter is usc
"jona" wrote in message
...
...that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....." message at
startup.

Or is there some trick or another ?

TIA
Jona





second that , I've had no luck trying to adapt PS2 to Serial , seems very
few mice are compatible ...

alternates are ...use a serial mouse ...

if your system doesn't have a PS2 connector , then it is older ...look for a
video card that has a PS2 connector on it

It won't unless the mouse is also serial compatible. Check the tag on the
mouse and if it says P/S2 only on it, you will have to buy a serial mouse.

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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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"jona" wrote in message
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...that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....." message at
startup.

Or is there some trick or another ?

TIA
Jona

"Ron Badour" wrote in message
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"jona" wrote in message
...
...that I've connected a PS2 mouse via adapter to COM1 ?
Currently all I get is a "mouse not detected ....." message at
startup.

Or is there some trick or another ?

It won't unless the mouse is also serial compatible. Check the tag on the
mouse and if it says P/S2 only on it, you will have to buy a serial mouse.

Well, that would be it then. The com port works fine, etc, etc, but I
was unaware that the mouse and adapter needed to be a match (if
the mouse is serial compat at all). In fact looking at the PS2 connectors
on those older boards - they also differ quite a bit. What a schlepp.

Thanks to everyone for their input.
Cheers
Jona.