I cannot get my computer to recognize my serial mouse.

>Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]> suggested:

> When I had similar problems, (lots of times), I went out to
> KMART and gotten a couple of $5 serial mice.  You might be wise
> to test your mouse somewhere else...

Tried it, they work fine elsewhere (and they are cheapies!)

>"Ubiratan C. Peleteiro" <[log in to unmask]> then added:
>
> If you changed your board don't forget that the old male DB9 connectors
> have diferent conection with the flat cable. You must use the connectors
> that came with your new board.

I don't understand this one...

>David Gillett <[log in to unmask]> thought:
>Assuming that the ports are configured and cabled correctly, what
>works for me is to add a DOS mouse driver to AUTOEXEC.BAT.

No luck, gotta be a hardware problem...

>David also commented:
>Win95 will take over from a DOS serial mouse driver just fine, and
>be able to "hear" the mouse that it somehow could never find on its
>own.

Drivers appear to load fine, gotta be a hardware problem.  Any other
ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Ray Hornung

  [Anybody know if this is still a problem in Win98?]

David G