Optical mouse couldn't work via PS/2

[ambientscape]

Recently I've bought an optical mouse for my laptop that comes with a USB to PS/2 convertor. SInce my laptop only have 1 USB, I try to utilize the PS/2 port and left the USB for other things. The problem is....sometimes my mouse wheel couldn't work but sometimes its normal. It occurs everytime I re start. I have all the appropriate software installed.

Thanks

 

[Llamaman]

Have you tried using the mouse through the USB port to check that it's not the mouse itself that's faulty?

 

[ambientscape]

It works fine with USB....no problem at all. Is there something to do with the electricity supply to the mouse?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

odd! Have you checked the software or an option to enable the wheel? Perhaps for some reason it is off by default?

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[ambientscape]

The mouse wheel doesn't have the function of switching it off. I tried another mouse(optical) today from USB to PS/2 connector and worst still it wouldn't work at all....and the optical light from below just blink non-stop..

 

[Llamaman]

Well, that would seem to suggest the problem is your PS/2 port? Could be hardware (the port itself) or software...

If you have space on your HDD, maybe it worth creating a new, small partition and install a nice fresh Windows installation on it? If the mouse then works fine under the new OS you'll know that it's your Windows install thats messed up.

Strange though - normally mice are pretty non-problematic!