I gave some incorrect information in my first post. This is an IBM USb mouse
but I originally had it connected to the PS2 port using an adaptor. Off and
on for several months now, the mouse would be inactive when the computer was
turned on and I would turn off the computer, unplug the mouse, plug it back
in and restart the computer (sometimes two to three restarts before the mouse
would activate). I got tired of that, so I took off the PS2 adapter and
plugged it into a USB port. It worked fine for about a week or two then
started this behavior where it is inactive when the computer is turned on and
I have to unplug it and plug it back in before it activates. It's acting
like Windows can't recognize the mouse unless it is plugged in after Windows
is fully loaded. Like I said, I've reloaded the drivers and tried another
USB mouse and have the same problem.
When I googled this problem I found tons of posts on similar problems and
one suggestion was to "delete" the USB Root Hubs in Device Manager and let
them reset upon reboot. In WinXP there is no delete option, only Update,
Disable and Uninstall. Should I try the Uninstall for each USB Root Hub?
To: SC Tom, There has been no hardware or software added but there has been
several Win Updates since this problem has been going on. System Restores
didn't help and there doesn't seem to be anything "hogging system resources".
To: nass, No, it's an IBM mouse Model M027FO but the same thing is
happening with another IBM mouse model M028B0. Both of these work fine on
another computer so it's not the mouse. I have tried three different USB
ports and get the same results, so it's not the USB ports (plus this same
thing was happening when I used the PS2 adapter).
The strange thing is that the mice work when they are plugged in to the USB
port after Windows has loaded but won't work if they are already plugged in
when the computer is started.
Thanks for the help.