Using a ps2 mouse with windows vista.

[Ric]

When I plug the usb in it says nothing. When I plug the mouse into it it says unknown device - so I was thinking it might be the mouse as it says the device has no drivers. I have not had any luck finding drivers for the mouse. The drivers on the dell website appear to all be for optical mice. Mine is a few years old. Roll ball style though.

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Ric

When I plug the usb in it says nothing. When I plug the mouse into it it says unknown device - so I was thinking it might be the mouse as it says the device has no drivers. I have not had any luck finding drivers for the mouse. The drivers on the dell website appear to all be for optical mice. Mine is a few years old. Roll ball style though.

Hmm..yeah I'm not an expert but it wouldn't surprise me if Windows did nothing if you just plugged in the adapter. If you plug the mouse into the adapter and it pops up as an unknown device then I'd try finding drivers for the mouse.

Does the mouse have a model number on the bottom or something? It's a Dell roller mouse? Oh man...I haven't used a roller mouse since like middle school. Those thing suck.

You're probably better off investing in an optical mouse anyway. Even a 2 dollar laser mouse is better than a ball mouse.