If you have added a new mouse and suddenly start getting mouse related
problems (Icon manipulation is mouse related of course) the first thing
to do is put back the old mouse, preferably a known good mouse with no
fancy drivers.
I suspect the system blocked the installation of drivers that were
probably not Vista compatible and that your mouse is not working at all
well although it may appear to function for some things.
Any time you get trouble like this try
1. really simple mouse.
2. if your mouse that's acting up is USB try a PS2 mouse, or the other
way around, try whatever style is NOT the same as the one that is acting up.
3. Uninstall any fancy mouse driver software, this may stop some
programs that require fancy functions from working properly but should
get you basic functions.
4. If that gets things working then check the mouse maker's website for
drivers so you get the latest ones.
BarbLynne wrote:
Quote:
> Hi Dean-Dean,
> I was just reading your answer in another post.
> All I did was buy a new mouse (DYNEX Wireless Optical Mouse)
> I plugged it in and it started working. That was it.
>
> I hadn't checked the control panel after that, so I don't know
> if it added an icon or not.
> All this seemed to have started when I saw a red shield in
> the task bar area. I panicked.
> I right-clicked desktop to personalize and couldn't. That's when I
> tried update and also open control panel and nothing worked.
>
> I have been reading and trying things for days. I'm scared to do
> a system restore because I don't know when I should start from.
> Any ideas. I have seen your posts on other members and I know you know your
> stuff!
> Thanks, Barb Lynne