T titanmiller Platinum Member Jan 5, 2003 2,123 2 81 Jun 4, 2003 #1 Will a serial mouse work in Windows 98 without any special drivers? It is a Microsoft.
K K6 Member Jan 1, 2001 176 0 71 Jun 4, 2003 #3 Serial mouse ARE the standard , they always work without driver. PS/2 sometime require drivers and cannot be hot plugged like serial. USB mouse only make mess and error
Serial mouse ARE the standard , they always work without driver. PS/2 sometime require drivers and cannot be hot plugged like serial. USB mouse only make mess and error
I IoWnZa Senior member Oct 9, 2001 310 0 0 Jun 4, 2003 #4 Sure will, that was teh standard back in the day. NJRM
M MercenaryForHire Lifer Jan 31, 2002 40,819 2 0 Jun 4, 2003 #5 Originally posted by: K6 Serial mouse ARE the standard , they always work without driver. PS/2 sometime require drivers and cannot be hot plugged like serial. USB mouse only make mess and error Click to expand... Serial mice ARE the Suck, 40Hz sampling feels like ass even in Windows. PS/2 works just fine stock - if it's unrecognized it goes to compatibility mode. PS2Rate will bump up the refresh rate. (80 minumum!) USB mice = teh r0x0r. ~120Hz sampling by default and hotpluggable. Yes, even on Win98. - M4H
Originally posted by: K6 Serial mouse ARE the standard , they always work without driver. PS/2 sometime require drivers and cannot be hot plugged like serial. USB mouse only make mess and error Click to expand... Serial mice ARE the Suck, 40Hz sampling feels like ass even in Windows. PS/2 works just fine stock - if it's unrecognized it goes to compatibility mode. PS2Rate will bump up the refresh rate. (80 minumum!) USB mice = teh r0x0r. ~120Hz sampling by default and hotpluggable. Yes, even on Win98. - M4H