PC Problem: Mouse locked up and dissapeared. Any techs out there?
 

This is on my main pc. Windows 2k Pro.

Ok, I am just surfing this forum and a few news sites as I do every morning when my mouse arrow locks up. I think, "ok, ill just reboot." Well, I did that and when windows came back up I had no mouse arrow. So, I turn my PC off and take my mouse out (Logitech Optical) and replace it with another one of its bretheren, then reboot. Still nothing.

What the hell is this? Anyone have any idea? Spyware, virus, software glitch?

Any help is greatly appreciated, seeing as how it is my main work PC and I cant get any work done.

uninstall the driver for the mouse and reinstall it.

Go into device manager and check the driver

USB driver fucked up I guess. Did you check if the drivers hasnt got a (!) in front of it, trying to install the mouse twice or so?

Eh, I tried that and let me tell you - 1985 is back. no mouse, no fun.

I'm actually doing that right now. I was just wondering if there was spyware out now that is doing this and I knew you guys would probably know.

Nope, no "!" on any usb device. Everything is working and my add/remove hardware wizard isn't catching anything. damn this is frustrating.

did you clean the ball or anything on the bottom of the mouse?

did you update anything from microsoft?

what mouse is it - have you done a search to see if this happened to anyone else?

its a new virus out there check start run msconfig then startup notice youll have tons of new things checked

err he said optical

LOL! dude, it's an optical mouse...


Nothing new from microsoft.

It's a Logitech Optical Mouse and I'm using one right now on this pc and it works fine.

Fuck. Are you shitting me?

BTW, msconfig doesnt work in win2k pro.

Should I just throw this pc out the window?

nah bro

donate it to goodwill or salvation army

write it off on taxes , doesnt matter if it works

But it is my fastest machine and it has tons of porn on it :1orglaugh

I Still haven't gotten this fixed yet. I've tried just about anything I can with the limited capabilities I possess on it without having a mouse. Anyone have any idea what it might be?