On 1/25/2013 1:43 AM, David J Taylor wrote: > From: Sarah White > [complex instructions snipped] > --Sarah > > P.S. sorry to double-post like this. > =============================================== > > Sara, > > It's far simpler to go into the Device Manger and disable the spurious > device, as described here: > > http://www.gpsmap.net/GarminHints.html#GPSR_ComputerMouse > > No need to edit boot.ini (obsolete in any case), no need to edit the > registry. By the way, on a test Windows-8 system the GPS wasn't > detected as a serial mouse, so possibly Microsoft have improved the > mouse detection code! > > Cheers, > David
Beg your pardon? 1) Your comment seems to suggest a misunderstanding. I wasn't advocating any editing of boot.ini in the first place. ...Boot.ini doesn't even exist anymore, so I wasn't suggesting that, as it's s an outdated practice, and the official workaround is the one I was trying to share... 2) At the bottom of the section you just linked, it says: See also the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article # 283063, "Serial Device May Be Detected as a Serial Mouse in Windows 2000". The referenced knowledge base article, 283063: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283063 Title: Serial Device May Be Detected as a Serial Mouse in Windows 2000 ^That workaround is for EVEN OLDER version of windows. --snip-- APPLIES TO Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 --snip-- If you "disable the offending device" in device manager, the automatic "plug & play" can, and often DOES just re-install a second version of this "mouse" after running windows update. Second opinion about the approach I was recommending: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/windows-7-recognized-usb-gps-as-a-serial-mouse-in/0c3f0d94-6181-4a43-9e90-bcea8a21415d Shortened URL: http://goo.gl/xFcSc Note the similarity of official instructions, written by: Samhrutha G S - Microsoft Support. --snip-- i. Click on start ii. In the search box, type in regedit iii. Registry editor windows opens iv. Navigate to the location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sermouse --snip-- Whatever works for you though I guess. I was just explaining the officially supported method *shrugs* _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.