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mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Posted by Fern
(6 messages posted)
i work as a guard at a desk with 4 computer monitors and i believe 3 different cpu's
unless there is a hidden one somewhere
i will say to start out, that i am not supposed to be using the computers to surf
online so i can't really say anything to this new boss about the situation or i would
be admitting that i was doing something i am not supposed to do;
the boss thinks he is a know-it-all
for months i have been getting on the web and reading newspapers
this new supervisor/busybody started last week, and this person is a self proclaimed
computer expert and apparently this person is trying to block my efforts at using
the computer get online (a third party probably walked thru while i was reading and
might have mentioned to him that he saw me reading online)
there is a little controller console that sits out front and there is a button with
4 positions (1, 2, 3, 4); when you push a button the light in front of the appropriate
number lights up; that tells you which screen is active for the keyboard and mouse
when i go to the screen i have been using (3), the mouse does not work, the keyboard
works because i am able to use keyboard commands (this boss probably assumes i don't
know how to use keyboard commands)
when i go to other screens the mouse and keyboard both work (the boss again thinks
i am too stupid to get to these other screens)
back on screen 3
i used the keyboard commands to get to the control panel>mouse; and checked all 5
tabs and there was nothing that said disable mouse, or enable mouse
i searched google and the only things i was able to find under "disable mouse" had
to do with the mouse accellerator
i referred to my "windows xp for idiots" book and was not able to get any help
this boss is not stopping me from reading online, but i am curious as to why the
mouse is disabled on this one screen, and how this boss/busybody did it
thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas on how to restore the mouse
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Posted by jaf
(3408 messages posted)
I hope you aren't guarding anything important?
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Posted by Ricer46
(23825 messages posted)
I'll be surprised if you get any help from here.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm, Fern wrote:
>i work as a guard at a desk with 4 computer monitors and i believe 3 different cpu's
>unless there is a hidden one somewhere
>
>i will say to start out, that i am not supposed to be using the computers to surf
>online so i can't really say anything to this new boss about the situation or i
would
>be admitting that i was doing something i am not supposed to do;
>
>the boss thinks he is a know-it-all
>
>for months i have been getting on the web and reading newspapers
>
> this new supervisor/busybody started last week, and this person is a self proclaimed
>computer expert and apparently this person is trying to block my efforts at using
>the computer get online (a third party probably walked thru while i was reading
and
>might have mentioned to him that he saw me reading online)
>
>there is a little controller console that sits out front and there is a button with
>4 positions (1, 2, 3, 4); when you push a button the light in front of the appropriate
>number lights up; that tells you which screen is active for the keyboard and mouse
>
>when i go to the screen i have been using (3), the mouse does not work, the keyboard
>works because i am able to use keyboard commands (this boss probably assumes i don't
>know how to use keyboard commands)
>
>when i go to other screens the mouse and keyboard both work (the boss again thinks
>i am too stupid to get to these other screens)
>
>back on screen 3
>i used the keyboard commands to get to the control panel>mouse; and checked all
5
>tabs and there was nothing that said disable mouse, or enable mouse
>
>i searched google and the only things i was able to find under "disable mouse" had
>to do with the mouse accellerator
>
>i referred to my "windows xp for idiots" book and was not able to get any help
>
>this boss is not stopping me from reading online, but i am curious as to why the
>mouse is disabled on this one screen, and how this boss/busybody did it
>
>thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas on how to restore the mouse
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Posted by Tony
(881 messages posted)
Apparently, your boss is smarter than you give them credit for. In any regard, I
don't think your gonna find anyone willing to help you cheat your employer. If you
were as smart as you think you are, you could easily figure this out.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm, Fern wrote:
>i work as a guard at a desk with 4 computer monitors and i believe 3 different cpu's
>unless there is a hidden one somewhere
>
>i will say to start out, that i am not supposed to be using the computers to surf
>online so i can't really say anything to this new boss about the situation or i
would
>be admitting that i was doing something i am not supposed to do;
>
>the boss thinks he is a know-it-all
>
>for months i have been getting on the web and reading newspapers
>
> this new supervisor/busybody started last week, and this person is a self proclaimed
>computer expert and apparently this person is trying to block my efforts at using
>the computer get online (a third party probably walked thru while i was reading
and
>might have mentioned to him that he saw me reading online)
>
>there is a little controller console that sits out front and there is a button with
>4 positions (1, 2, 3, 4); when you push a button the light in front of the appropriate
>number lights up; that tells you which screen is active for the keyboard and mouse
>
>when i go to the screen i have been using (3), the mouse does not work, the keyboard
>works because i am able to use keyboard commands (this boss probably assumes i don't
>know how to use keyboard commands)
>
>when i go to other screens the mouse and keyboard both work (the boss again thinks
>i am too stupid to get to these other screens)
>
>back on screen 3
>i used the keyboard commands to get to the control panel>mouse; and checked all
5
>tabs and there was nothing that said disable mouse, or enable mouse
>
>i searched google and the only things i was able to find under "disable mouse" had
>to do with the mouse accellerator
>
>i referred to my "windows xp for idiots" book and was not able to get any help
>
>this boss is not stopping me from reading online, but i am curious as to why the
>mouse is disabled on this one screen, and how this boss/busybody did it
>
>thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas on how to restore the mouse
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 2:08 am
Posted by jam
(13 messages posted)
The switch-box you refer to (usually called a KVM) is probably causing the issue,
and it's not deliberate. If someone rebooted that PC while the switch-box was pointed
at one of the others then it won't necessarily pick up the mouse.
Another possibility is that the mouse cable from the switch-box to that PC has been
unplugged.
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm, Fern wrote:
>i work as a guard at a desk with 4 computer monitors and i believe 3 different cpu's
>unless there is a hidden one somewhere
>
>i will say to start out, that i am not supposed to be using the computers to surf
>online so i can't really say anything to this new boss about the situation or i
would
>be admitting that i was doing something i am not supposed to do;
>
>the boss thinks he is a know-it-all
>
>for months i have been getting on the web and reading newspapers
>
> this new supervisor/busybody started last week, and this person is a self proclaimed
>computer expert and apparently this person is trying to block my efforts at using
>the computer get online (a third party probably walked thru while i was reading
and
>might have mentioned to him that he saw me reading online)
>
>there is a little controller console that sits out front and there is a button with
>4 positions (1, 2, 3, 4); when you push a button the light in front of the appropriate
>number lights up; that tells you which screen is active for the keyboard and mouse
>
>when i go to the screen i have been using (3), the mouse does not work, the keyboard
>works because i am able to use keyboard commands (this boss probably assumes i don't
>know how to use keyboard commands)
>
>when i go to other screens the mouse and keyboard both work (the boss again thinks
>i am too stupid to get to these other screens)
>
>back on screen 3
>i used the keyboard commands to get to the control panel>mouse; and checked all
5
>tabs and there was nothing that said disable mouse, or enable mouse
>
>i searched google and the only things i was able to find under "disable mouse" had
>to do with the mouse accellerator
>
>i referred to my "windows xp for idiots" book and was not able to get any help
>
>this boss is not stopping me from reading online, but i am curious as to why the
>mouse is disabled on this one screen, and how this boss/busybody did it
>
>thanks in advance to anyone who has any ideas on how to restore the mouse
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:38 am
Posted by Fern
(6 messages posted)
thanks, i figured out what the problem was
i appreciate your help
On Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 2:08 am, jam wrote:
>The switch-box you refer to (usually called a KVM) is probably causing the issue,
>and it's not deliberate. If someone rebooted that PC while the switch-box was pointed
>at one of the others then it won't necessarily pick up the mouse.
>Another possibility is that the mouse cable from the switch-box to that PC has been
>unplugged.
>
>
>
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:40 am
Posted by Fern
(6 messages posted)
i did find some help, and i also figured out what the problem was
when i first posted on the board i didn't realize how uptight, judgemental, and pro-corporate
the people were on here
didn't mean to offend anybody
peace
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 8:54 pm, Tony wrote:
>Apparently, your boss is smarter than you give them credit for. In any regard,
I
>don't think your gonna find anyone willing to help you cheat your employer. If
you
>were as smart as you think you are, you could easily figure this out.
>
>
>
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re: mouse somehow disabled by busybody
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 6:19 am
Posted by Bill
(90 messages posted)
Well Fern,
I used to be a security guard and worked nights, I now how boring and difficult it
can be to stay awake. I am now working for a large corp. and we do rely on our guards
to maintain security, not just for "the company" but for own personal safety. I
would not feel safe with our guards playing/surfing, when they need to be watching
their assigned area. If I were in your shoes, I would find an acceptable solution
for the downtime, or plan on looking for work elsewhere.
Bill
On Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:40 am, Fern wrote:
>i did find some help, and i also figured out what the problem was
>
>when i first posted on the board i didn't realize how uptight, judgemental, and
pro-corporate
>the people were on here
>
>didn't mean to offend anybody
>
>peace
>
>
>
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