Mouse will only work in safe mode?

[swat150]

Alright, I have a computer that has windows ME on it. I booted it up to find that only the keyboard work. The mouse would not. I different mouse with a usb connector. No luck. I started it up in safe mode and the mouse works. I went into the device manager and it shows that the mouse driver is installed and everything. Anybody have any thoughts towards this problem?

THanks

 

[killboy]

Well try a different USB connector, sometimes they mess up. A part from that, there's the obvious 'uninstall your mouse in the device manager, and let it re-detect' when you reboot.

After that, you could always try installing logitech's mouse drivers if you have a logitech... that might fix the problem.

You might have a weird virus affecting the USB devices (check your startup) using msconfig/hijackthis

Actually, you could always try uninstalling ALL the devices in the USB section of device manager, it should all reinstall when you reboot anyways.

 

[Sieravor]

if what the above poster doesn't work, it's a problem with the OS itself. Windows ME is well known for causing problems across the board for people who use them. When I go to someone's how to fix their computer and they have ME installed, the first thing I do is remove it from their system and install XP. No offense or anything, but that OS really should go to prevent issues in the future.