That's what I meant Larry - I use them all the time now. I was somewhat surprised that my latest HP box came with a wired mouse and keyboard.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 4:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New computer woes. > On Jun 4, 2022, at 10:48 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Forgive my asking the obvious - and I know you're very experienced! > USB or hard-wired mouse? > If USB - mouse battery Ok? USB port functions correctly with other devices? I think you mean bluetooth, not USB. USB is hard wired. Or there are some USB dongle wireless mice. > If hard-wired - will it work on another PC? > > In either case - drivers up-to-date? > No particles blocking the optical sensor? > > In either case, if you have another mouse, remove it from devices in the > system and install an old one and test. > > HTH > > John in Brisbane > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:29 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: New computer woes. > > I've started having a problem where the mouse pointer just disappears & won't > come back. > > Windoze10 (came preinstalled on the new computer I bought when my old > computer died). > > I've done the two things Micro$oft recommends - ♦ UNCHECKED the box that says > "Hide the mouse pointer while typing", and ♦ CHECKED the box that says "Show > the location of the pointer when I press the CTRL key. > > When the pointer disappears pressing CTRL causes an expanding circle to flash > momentarily on the scree showing where the mouse pointer is supposed to be. > > But at the same time I can't move the pointer with the mouse. No matter how I > move the mouse, the pointer is frozen in the same position. > > The only way I've found to bring the mouse pointer back when it > malfunctions this way is use keyboard commands CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring > up a log off screen (using the tab key to move the focus to the > appropriate > box) and then powering off the computer. > > Not very satisfactory. > > -- > Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and follow the directions. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
