"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> I couldn't get Windoze to work properly without using the
> latest motherboard drivers. Go figure

Why does that surprise you?

"Hi, I'd like you to run on this motherboard, but I'm not going to tell you
what it does or how to make it do anything"

> So, new motherboard drivers. (The mouse itself doesn't have any drivers
> - or rather, it does, but I've never used them. The drivers are to
> activate the 15 buttons that I don't use. 3 buttons is enough for me...)

Try installing them anyway. It might be that the default drivers aren't
totally compatible with your mouse.

> > When it stops working, is the mouse still "there" (ie in device manager)
> > or does Windows think it has gone?
>
> It's very hard to check.
>
> 10 years ago, I used a sophisticated operating system called AmigaOS. It
> was possible to operate this without a mouse

Windows isn't that hard to run without a mouse. Some apps have poor
shortcuts, but most do have them. I recall the fun of using my university
machine (win 98) for a week without a mouse, after I poured coffee over the
mouse.

I just tried to get to the device manager without using the mouse, Took
around 20 keystrokes.
There are just a few useful shortcuts that you need to remember
Ctrl-Esc opens the start menu. (as does the win key if you have that)
Alt-spacebar brings up the move/resize menu for any window
Tab moves you from pane to pane in things like device manager or explorer
and from one anchor to another in a web browser

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