Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
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>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>>> "FJG" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Running WinXP Pro on a HP 4000 laptop. All was working until several
>>>> days ago. Now, when going into standby the mouse led goes off and moving
>>>> the mouse will not resume the computer. If I hit any key or tap the
>>>> touch pad the computer will resume and the mouse led activates and the
>>>> mouse works. Device managed shows a HID Device for mouse and it is
>>>> working.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Frank
>>> Is it a problem hitting the touchpad instead of moving the mouse?
>>> Have you tried a different USB mouse?
>> No, the touchpad works just fine as does all the keys. I think it may be
>> the HID driver as only the mouse is dead after a suspend or hibernate. The
>> HID driver properties as shown in the device manager shows no power
>> manager but my other laptop which works fine does show a power management
>> tab for the HID device. Appears I need to find a MS driver to reinstall
>> for the mouse. I checked on the disk thast came with the HP laptop but I
>> was unable to locate a driver.
>>
>> Frank
>
> I think I failed to express myself clearly. My question was: Does it
> cause you a great deal of inconvenience to hit the touchpad instead
> of moving the mouse? If it's much the same thing then I wonder why
> you would want to spend time in trying to resolve this minor irritation.
>
>
Yes, you are very correct but, some of my greatest joys come from
resolving problems like this. Since this laptop (a HP 4129) is the item
I use for learning I could just reinstall the whole OS but then again.
Thanks for your input
Frank
