[time-nuts] Serial Ballpoint issue again

Mike Naruta AA8K aa8k at comcast.net
Tue Aug 11 13:12:21 EDT 2015


You can disable serial mouse detection:
< 
http://www.taltech.com/support/entry/windows_2000_nt_serial_mice_and_missing_com_port 
 >

If you are using an old mouse, it might disable it as well and 
you will need to use a USB mouse.

On 08/11/2015 08:20 AM, David C. Partridge wrote:
> I just installed Windows 10 (yes I know how rash), and now my Thunderbolt is
> being detected as a Microsoft Serial Ballpoint Mouse (yes, just like before
> inder Windows 7).  I had set something up on Windows 7 in the boot.ini to
> stop this, but for the life on me I can't remember what it was.
>
> Please could someone who's got this setup on Windows 7 remind me what the
> magic incantionation is.
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>


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