I've tried that same mouse with my girlfriend's pc and it works perfectly fine. But when i plug it in my pc, it requires a disc. There isn't one in the box.
2007-12-14 00:47:49 · 10 answers · asked by Nurra Nurra 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Go online and get the driver. (Google the brand, and "free driver")
You should restart the PC after you have it pluged in. That usualy resets the computers driver, and looks for new software.
2007-12-14 00:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by A Firefighter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the brand. If it requires a program (which is probably installed in your girl's computer) that's not in your computer, just go to website of whatever brand your mouse is and they should have it there. I lost the CD for my scanner once and that's exactly what I did.
If it doesn't work, try to switch the plugs around (if it's USB-port compatible) and that should do the trick.
2007-12-14 08:51:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Boot up some liveCD such as Slax or Knoppix, get X up and running, and have a look at the input devices section in the xorg.conf that gets generated. Write down what protocol it is using. Then reboot from your hard disk. Press ctrl+alt+f1 for a text mode console and login as root (On Ubuntu and other distributions without direct root access, you will have to login as yourself, then type
$ sudo sh
to get a root shell.)
Then
# nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
(Or you could use vi, if you know how .....)
2007-12-14 09:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by sparky_dy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Search the mouse and download its driver
2007-12-14 08:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by Jaime Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the company of the mouse you just bought and make sure it's compatible with your computer. that never happened to me either when I got a new mouse.
2007-12-14 08:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by Chad L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goto mouse manufacture web site to download the driver.
Can you inform your computer detail ?
- OS ? (Win XP, 2000, Vista, Mac or others)
- Mouse brand
- connection (PS-2, USB, Serial, etc?
- computer (HP, Acer, IBM, or others)
2007-12-14 08:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Padma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Install Driver and restart computer
2007-12-14 08:57:06 · answer #7 · answered by naseer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go online and see if you can find a free driver for it.
2007-12-14 08:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to the link in the source list. you can get the drivers there.
2007-12-14 08:50:50 · answer #9 · answered by DocHoliday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if this plugs into a usb then try a different usb slot
2007-12-14 08:50:43 · answer #10 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋