Recent content by Odyssey

Thanx for these and I trust that I am now the wiser. I would hesitate to estimate how many dozens or hundreds of times I have disconnected and reconnected either or both over the last two decades while the computer was running. So far no ill effects, but think I will stop tempting fate. :)

Thanks, but I meant about unplugging and replugging while the system is running.

You might well be right, but I've never heard of it. anyone else have any opinions?

Sturm, thanks for yours. Tried a USB mouse which worked OK, tried rebooting with the other ps2 mouse which also worked (didn't reboot with alternate mouse yesterday), so it seems the original mouse is a dead duck. ;<) Thanks again

My very responsible 22 year old daughter was using my XP Home computer in her own user account and shopping on a well known site when the optical mouse froze. I have unplugged and replugged it and replaced it with a known good mouse, also re-started in safe mode, all for naught! The cursor is...