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12-03-2007
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| | RE: USB Mouse not working! ( showing up as unidentifed device) Did you find a solution? I've got the same problem. "Unchained" wrote: Quote: > Every time I plug my mouse (Micro-Innovations, Model #PD902P) into my laptop > I get the option of installing the mouse. I click on locate and install mouse > (recommended)and it starts the Windows Auto install thing. It shows > Unidentifed Device and says Downloading update then goes to failed. > > Then another box pops up and tells me that the USB Browser Mouse failed to > install because the driver installation file for this device is missing a > necessary entry. This may be because the INF was written for Windows 95 or > later. > > I called MI and they said it was a Microsoft problem. I tried the solution > about opening the inf file and changing the thing in it but I didn't really > understand what to do. Any help would be appreciated. |
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12-03-2007
| #12 (permalink) |
| | Re: USB Mouse not working! ( showing up as unidentifed device) I got the same mouse and had the same problem. Found this on another forum worked for me... Quote: > if u got that error > > Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error > while > attempting to install it. > USB Browser Mouse > An error occurred during the installation of the device. > The driver installation file for this device is missing a necessary > entry. > This may be because the INF was written for Windows 95 or later. > Contact your > hardware vendor. > If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website > and > check the support section for driver software > > 1st open start menu click search >advance search >put this word in the > name : msmouse > and dont forget to check mark Include non-index..etc > it will result folders and files with same name should be somthing > like > > x:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\msmouse.inf_* > > copy the folder and pst it on desktop or where ever u want > > then open ur device manger then look under unknown devices u will find > USB Receiver right click on it then chose updat driver > Browse my > computer for driver software > Let me pick > Have Disk > Browse >open > the folder u copy it to ur desktop earler then chose msmouse file > inside it >open> ok > then it will show HID-compliant mouse chose it > and click next if any warning pop-up click install or ok or next .. etc -- XibDia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XibDia's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=36511 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=704610 http://forums.techarena.in |
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12-04-2007
| #13 (permalink) |
| | Re: USB Mouse not working! ( showing up as unidentifed device) thanks. it worked "XibDia" wrote: Quote: > > I got the same mouse and had the same problem. Found this on another > forum worked for me... > > Quote: > > if u got that error > > > > Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error > > while > > attempting to install it. > > USB Browser Mouse > > An error occurred during the installation of the device. > > The driver installation file for this device is missing a necessary > > entry. > > This may be because the INF was written for Windows 95 or later. > > Contact your > > hardware vendor. > > If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website > > and > > check the support section for driver software > > > > 1st open start menu click search >advance search >put this word in the > > name : msmouse > > and dont forget to check mark Include non-index..etc > > it will result folders and files with same name should be somthing > > like > > > > x:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\msmouse.inf_* > > > > copy the folder and pst it on desktop or where ever u want > > > > then open ur device manger then look under unknown devices u will find > > USB Receiver right click on it then chose updat driver > Browse my > > computer for driver software > Let me pick > Have Disk > Browse >open > > the folder u copy it to ur desktop earler then chose msmouse file > > inside it >open> ok > then it will show HID-compliant mouse chose it > > and click next if any warning pop-up click install or ok or next .. etc > > -- > XibDia > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > XibDia's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=36511 > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=704610 > > http://forums.techarena.in > > |
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07-17-2009
| #14 (permalink) |
| | Re: USB Mouse not working! ( showing up as unidentifed device) Bloody marvellous XibDia! Worked for me too with a different mouse (labtec cheapie). That's been annoying me for ages, so thanks very much! -- Mr Rududu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr Rududu's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/115583.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-har...ces/704610.htm http://forums.techarena.in |
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