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.


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