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re: wireless mouse
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 11:02 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ed
(570 messages posted)
1. Compatible USB version?
Windows 98 only has built-in support for USB 1.1. A USB device that is designed to
work with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 will work, but only at USB 1.1 speeds.
Therefore check whether your USB device is designed to work with USB 1.1 (i.e. look
on the box), because if the box says it is designed for USB 2.0 only then it won't
work with Win98.
The device must be *specifically* stated to be for USB 1.1 (whether or not it is
also for USB 2.0) in order to work with Win98.
To use a USB 2.0 device in Win 98 you must buy an add-in USB 2.0 PCI Card, which
must be one with a USB 2.0 driver file for Win98SE.
2. Try manually updating the driver.
If the above hasn't solved the problem, try this instead :
Highlight the USB device in Device Manager, and click PROPERTIES, and go through
the procedure for manually updating the driver. Manufacturers typically supply several
driver files, and it is possible you have used the wrong one.
The locations to point the update function / wizard to, when trying to find the correct
file, are:
C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
C:\WINDOWS\IOSUBSYS
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
An alternative: Delete the device's entry in Device Manager, and reboot. On the reboot
be sure to have the device plugged into the computer. The plug-and-play wizard will
automatically re-install the device with the correct driver(s), if they exist on
your system.
Ed
On Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 11:24 am, Bill wrote:
>Hi, I have a Trust MI4100 wireless mouse, no Drivers.
>It works straight away on XP but not on Win98SE.
>Trust say a Driver is not needed for 98SE
>What do I need to do?
>
>cheers Bill
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- wireless mouse (Bill: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 12:24 pm)
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