Mouse not working on KVM switch
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Posted by Conrad on December 18, 2005, 5:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options monitor, and a PS2 keyboard and mouse with 2 Winodws XP desktop computers. The mouse refuses to work on my old computer but works fine on my brand new computer. I did the obvious checks like checking that everything was plugged in correctly and trying a different mouse but without success. So I decided to check whether this may be a problem with the mouse drivers. The new computer on which the mouse works fine uses a microsoft PS/2 mouse driver, but the computer on which the mouse doesn't work has a Logitech mouse driver installed. I have been unable to get rid of this Logitech driver by rolling back or uninstalling this driver. I am looking to re-install the standard microsoft PS/2 mouse driver but have been unable to find it through Google searches. Does anyone have any ideas on how I may be able to re-install the Microsoft driver or any other suggestions. Many thanks Conrad | |||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on December 18, 2005, 5:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options What happens when you attemp to remove it via Add/Remove programs (in as much detail as possible)? Is it Mouseware or Setpoint or something else? Which version? Generally you would not need to "re-install" standard Windows mouse drivers, they're still there but superceded by the logitech driver so the best approach is getting the logitech driver off the system. There might be some information about this driver in the installed folder (maybe program files/logitech/ ? ), or the files should be pointed out in the properties for the mouse in Device Manager. You might also try rerunning the Mouseware installer to see if it provides an uninstallation mechanism as well, and if that isn't enough try deleting the mouse from Device Manager and then reboot. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Conrad on December 18, 2005, 7:03 pm
Please log in for more thread options "What happens when you attemp to remove it via Add/Remove
> programs (in as much detail as possible)?"
I have already removed all Logitech software using add/remove programs, in so far as I know nothing strange happened but the logitech drivers were not removed doing this. "Is it Mouseware or Setpoint or something else? Which > version?"
It's some kind of mouseware: when I click on my C drive then go to "drivers" folder then > "mouse " > "logitech" > "mw976enu mouseware
logitech".
"try deleting the mouse from Device Manager and > then reboot." I've tried this but the logitech driver comes back.
I will try to re-install the logitech driver and then hopefully uninstalling totally will be possible. Thanks Conrad. kony wrote: > On 18 Dec 2005 14:33:50 -0800, "Conrad"
> > >I've just bought a new Belkin 2 port KVM switch so that I can use a
> >monitor, and a PS2 keyboard and mouse with 2 Winodws XP desktop > >computers. > > > >The mouse refuses to work on my old computer but works fine on my brand > >new computer. I did the obvious checks like checking that everything > >was plugged in correctly and trying a different mouse but without > >success. > > > >So I decided to check whether this may be a problem with the mouse > >drivers. The new computer on which the mouse works fine uses a > >microsoft PS/2 mouse driver, but the computer on which the mouse > >doesn't work has a Logitech mouse driver installed. I have been unable > >to get rid of this Logitech driver by rolling back or uninstalling this > >driver. I am looking to re-install the standard microsoft PS/2 mouse > >driver but have been unable to find it through Google searches. > > > >Does anyone have any ideas on how I may be able to re-install the > >Microsoft driver or any other suggestions. > > > >Many thanks > > > >Conrad >
> What happens when you attemp to remove it via Add/Remove > programs (in as much detail as possible)? > > Is it Mouseware or Setpoint or something else? Which > version? > > Generally you would not need to "re-install" standard > Windows mouse drivers, they're still there but superceded by > the logitech driver so the best approach is getting the > logitech driver off the system. There might be some > information about this driver in the installed folder (maybe > program files/logitech/ ? ), or the files should be pointed > out in the properties for the mouse in Device Manager. You > might also try rerunning the Mouseware installer to see if > it provides an uninstallation mechanism as well, and if that > isn't enough try deleting the mouse from Device Manager and > then reboot. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on December 18, 2005, 7:37 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 18 Dec 2005 16:03:28 -0800, "Conrad"
>"What happens when you attemp to remove it via Add/Remove
>> programs (in as much detail as possible)?"
>
>I have already removed all Logitech software using add/remove programs, >in so far as I know nothing strange happened but the logitech drivers >were not removed doing this. What evidence is there that they are not removed? Again, as much detail as possible. Please go ahead and write all detail on all these things and any others you mention. >
> "Is it Mouseware or Setpoint or something else? Which >> version?"
>
>It's some kind of mouseware: when I click on my C drive then go to >"drivers" folder then > "mouse " > "logitech" > "mw976enu mouseware >logitech". That seems like something an OEM or installer created, simply where the installation files were dumped. If all else fails, disable any antivirus, close down all other apps running in background then try reinstalling, rebooting, then uninstalling that version 9.76 driver. >
> "try deleting the mouse from Device Manager and >> then reboot." I've tried this but the logitech driver comes back.
>
>I will try to re-install the logitech driver and then hopefully >uninstalling totally will be possible. > You should also be able to go into Device Manager and for the mouse, use "update driver" to manually select a standard mouse. Another option would be to look at the files in that mouseware folder you menitoned... there should be a few "INF" files, something similar to LM2KPLUS.INF, as an example. For each of these INF files (you might have to decompress the Logitech Installer File with a program like WinRAR to see these file names), search the rest of your hard drive for these files (Find->Files should find them),
and once you've deleted those Logitech INF files, if you
delete the mouse from Device Manager and reboot it should not be assigned as a Logitech Mouse anymore. Usually there is a Program Files/Logitech folder, do not assume a Drivers/mouse folder is the only folder if you have not yet checked Program Files folders as well. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by philo on December 19, 2005, 5:09 am
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> I've just bought a new Belkin 2 port KVM switch so that I can use a
> monitor, and a PS2 keyboard and mouse with 2 Winodws XP desktop > computers. > > The mouse refuses to work on my old computer but works fine on my brand > new computer. I did the obvious checks like checking that everything > was plugged in correctly and trying a different mouse but without > success. > <snip>
if the mouse works fine on the computer if you are *not* using the KVM switch...then the problem is with the KVM switch itself. | |||||||||||||
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>monitor, and a PS2 keyboard and mouse with 2 Winodws XP desktop
>computers.
>
>The mouse refuses to work on my old computer but works fine on my brand
>new computer. I did the obvious checks like checking that everything
>was plugged in correctly and trying a different mouse but without
>success.
>
>So I decided to check whether this may be a problem with the mouse
>drivers. The new computer on which the mouse works fine uses a
>microsoft PS/2 mouse driver, but the computer on which the mouse
>doesn't work has a Logitech mouse driver installed. I have been unable
>to get rid of this Logitech driver by rolling back or uninstalling this
>driver. I am looking to re-install the standard microsoft PS/2 mouse
>driver but have been unable to find it through Google searches.
>
>Does anyone have any ideas on how I may be able to re-install the
>Microsoft driver or any other suggestions.
>
>Many thanks
>
>Conrad