Vista - No Name Wireless Mouse

i just bought a wireless mouse
for a buck
it looks like this


and i was told it works with plug and play on vista
but when i plug it in
it fails each time to install the driver
does anyone know how to work around this
there is no company name on the mouse
so i have no clue where to begin
sad part is it works on my girlfriends laptop which is also vista

i checked my girlfriends computer when it works
and it comes up as a Human Interface device or HID compliant mouse
but not on mine
it comes up as a unidentified device- ready to use
but does not work