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05-08-2008
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| | mouse pointer has disappeared! Hi, Can anyone help with a missing mouse pointer? It's on a Gateway laptop (notebook) and the default finger tablet shows no mousepointer and if I plug a USB mouse in, there is still nothing. Has something become corrupted? I have a dual boot on this laptop and can boot up win 2000 successfully with the mouse pointer working perfectly so at least I know that it is not a hardware issue. Can it be fixed without doing something drastic like a re-install? I tried starting with last known good configuration but that was no help. Many thanks indeed, Jim Robin |
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05-08-2008
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| | Re: mouse pointer has disappeared! Does your Control panel have a Mouse Icon? You should be able to choose any pointer you like. "Jim Robin" <jim.robin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#yo#pmOsIHA.2188@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Can anyone help with a missing mouse pointer? It's on a Gateway laptop > (notebook) and the default finger tablet shows no mousepointer and if I > plug a USB mouse in, there is still nothing. Has something become > corrupted? I have a dual boot on this laptop and can boot up win 2000 > successfully with the mouse pointer working perfectly so at least I know > that it is not a hardware issue. > > Can it be fixed without doing something drastic like a re-install? I > tried starting with last known good configuration but that was no help. > > Many thanks indeed, > > Jim Robin > |
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05-08-2008
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| | Re: mouse pointer has disappeared! Jerry, The mouse pointer is like the emperor's new clothes. There is not even a pointer at the login screen. Cheers, Jim "JerryM" <jerrym526@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OIKFL1SsIHA.1768@xxxxxx Quote: > Does your Control panel have a Mouse Icon? > You should be able to choose any pointer you like. > > "Jim Robin" <jim.robin@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#yo#pmOsIHA.2188@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Can anyone help with a missing mouse pointer? It's on a Gateway laptop >> (notebook) and the default finger tablet shows no mousepointer and if I >> plug a USB mouse in, there is still nothing. Has something become >> corrupted? I have a dual boot on this laptop and can boot up win 2000 >> successfully with the mouse pointer working perfectly so at least I know >> that it is not a hardware issue. >> >> Can it be fixed without doing something drastic like a re-install? I >> tried starting with last known good configuration but that was no help. >> >> Many thanks indeed, >> >> Jim Robin >> |
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05-08-2008
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| Home premium 32 bit, SP1 | Re: mouse pointer has disappeared!  Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Robin  Hi, Can anyone help with a missing mouse pointer? It's on a Gateway laptop (notebook) and the default finger tablet shows no mousepointer and if I plug a USB mouse in, there is still nothing. Has something become corrupted? I have a dual boot on this laptop and can boot up win 2000 successfully with the mouse pointer working perfectly so at least I know that it is not a hardware issue. Can it be fixed without doing something drastic like a re-install? I tried starting with last known good configuration but that was no help. Many thanks indeed, Jim Robin I suppose you have done a system restore also ? If not, make sure you choose a date when you had the pointer. |
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05-08-2008
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| | Re: mouse pointer has disappeared! Jim, Press Control + Escape key to activate the Start menu. Then use the arrow keys to move the highlight starting with the up arrow. Go to the control panel and Enter on the mouse to see if you can select a pointer. "Jim Robin" <jim.robin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#yo#pmOsIHA.2188@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Can anyone help with a missing mouse pointer? It's on a Gateway laptop > (notebook) and the default finger tablet shows no mousepointer and if I > plug a USB mouse in, there is still nothing. Has something become > corrupted? I have a dual boot on this laptop and can boot up win 2000 > successfully with the mouse pointer working perfectly so at least I know > that it is not a hardware issue. > > Can it be fixed without doing something drastic like a re-install? I > tried starting with last known good configuration but that was no help. > > Many thanks indeed, > > Jim Robin > |
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