Dave Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>   Win95 sometimes has trouble detecting serial mice.
> I've no idea why that is, but I've seen it and so have
> plenty of others.

While this may not be the original poster's problem, I have found that sometimes
mice aren't recognized if the user is moving it during bootup. This is because
the mouse is detected by "polling" the serial ports and looking for a certain
response. Moving the mouse will cause unrecognized characters to be sent when it
is being polled. I think sensitivity to it may be dependent on the brand of
mouse and the mouse driver.

I avoid touching the mouse while the system is booting.


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