On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:19:50 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:

Me wrote:
In article ,
Woodpecker wrote:

I have a rather annoying problem with a mouse-gps powered by the
computer and connected to the serial port: The computer sometimes
thinks it is the seral mouse (used for clicking etc).
To get around this I have to manually connect the mouse-gps after the
computer has booted. The system is stationary hidden away in my boat
and not that easy to access.

I've tried with both seral and USD mouse-gps units and getting the
same problem I assume this is computer related.
The computers (I've used several giving the same problem) are all Win
2000 and it seems to be the P-n-P mouse detection that messes up if
there is a signal available while the system is booting.

Has anybody else here seen this problem and how do I cure it
permanently?


Time to upgrade you Windoz OS past 98SE......


Me

Rubbish, Windows 98se runs a GPS just fine, it's only the later OS such as
Win XP that have this fault. Microsoft trying to be too damned clever once
again! Rumour has it there is a fix for this bug on the MS site, but to hunt
through the many thousands of fixes on site is a total PITA, easier just to
plug in the GPS after booting-up!

BTW, NEVER plug an old serial mouse into the port (yes, there are some still
around), or you may finish up having to do a system restore. Use a PS2 mouse
all the time. I am tired of having to rectify customers' laptops with Win XP
who have inadvertently popped a serial mouse into the port. If you do this,
XP will not even recognise the GPS no matter when you plug it in!

Dennis.
Rubbish indeed. The fix you mention is buried among a lot of old NT
fixes, but this may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;833721

Look at the "/fastdetect" option. It works for me.