how do i get 2 mouses (mice?) to work at once?

[CyberCowboy]

i have a cordless mouse. and I have a trackball.

i plug my mouse in the ps/2 port. and I plug the trackball one of my serial ports. But only the mouse works.

Is there any way to get them both to work at the same time? or am i just doomed to use one at a time?

by the way, i am using win98.

 

[Brutuskend]

As far as I know, it can't be done.

Unless there's some program out there that does it that I'm not aware of.

 

[BillGates]

Care to explain *why* you'd want to do this?

(I don't know if it's possible)

 

[Whitecloak]

i used to do it with my mice - logitech cordless wheel mouse and a logitech optical mouse - in winXP. one was plugged into the ps/2 port and the other was usb,

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

try to detect the device using add new hardware wizard


it should work fine..

and it's mouses when it comes to computer mouses, and mice when it comes to live mice

 

[BornStar]

I've had a USB and a PS/2 mouse both working at the same time on a WinXP machine. I'm not sure about 98 or serial.

 

[Krakerjak]

I connected two usb mice to my PC, still had one pointer but control of it alternated btw each mouse frequently. Then the crashes began.

 

[Brutuskend]

I have two hooked up as well.
But you only get ONE curser, so what good is it?

They both move the same curser.................

 

[BillGates]

I think he wants to have both hands free to work on ....other things.... His right foot controls the mouse that moves the pointer, and his left mouse controls the mouse that's clicking on the On-Screen Keyboard...heh.

 

[CyberCowboy]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
I have two hooked up as well.
But you only get ONE curser, so what good is it?

They both move the same curser.................

i want to use the mouse for regular stuff, (i.e. browsing the web, navigating windows, etc).

and I want to use the trackball for photoshop and image editing, (it just seems easier).

And I don't want to plug in the trackball and reboot everytime I feel like using photoshop.

 

[CyberCowboy]

Originally posted by: BillGates
I think he wants to have both hands free to work on ....other things.... His right foot controls the mouse that moves the pointer, and his left mouse controls the mouse that's clicking on the On-Screen Keyboard...heh.

yeah... that too.

 

[toant103]

get one usb and one ps/2

 

[Moonbeam]

USB and PS2 work in 98 too. I use a different tentacle for each.

 

[Brutuskend]

Kinda like my setup.

A gaming mouse (USB) and a optical (PS2)

You should just be able to install them both.

The trouble starts when you try and run two differant types of software for them.

As long as you use only one mouse program (That came with your mouse or track ball) and let the OS see the other as a regular PS2 mouse or track ball, you should be OK.

 

[CyberCowboy]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Kinda like my setup.

A gaming mouse (USB) and a optical (PS2)

You should just be able to install them both.

The trouble starts when you try and run two differant types of software for them.

As long as you use only one mouse program (That came with your mouse or track ball) and let the OS see the other as a regular PS2 mouse or track ball, you should be OK.

my trackball has a serial connection. how do i get both the mouse and the trackball to work at the same time?

 

[Brutuskend]

Hummm never tried it with a serial mouse before.

People still USE serial ports!!???

 

[CyberCowboy]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Hummm never tried it with a serial mouse before.

People still USE serial ports!!???

well, i bought this trackball for $1 at the 99cent only store.
and it has a ps/2 adaptor, but I want to plug it into the serial port so I can use the cordless mouse.

 

[Dhawk]

Get a PS2 to usb adaptor? So you would have serial to PS2 to USB.

 

[Amused]

I use an external mouse on my laptop all the time using Win2K The internal mouse still works when I have the external one connected, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get your mouses to work. Maybe it's a serial port issue?

 

[kherman]

Ahh, the question that's nagged men for centuries.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n1

and it's mouses when it comes to computer mouses, and mice when it comes to live mice

is that an official rule? I wanna see that in writing before i believe it

 

[Shalmanese]

Ive had my built in trackpoint, a MS intellipoint 3.0USB, a Logitech trackball USB and a plain 2 button PS/2 all attached at the same time with no problems.

If Only MS and Logitech mouse drivers could coexists side by side though... *sigh*

 

[CyberCowboy]

Originally posted by: Dhawk
Get a PS2 to usb adaptor? So you would have serial to PS2 to USB.

is there really such thing as a ps2 to usb adaptor? I've never seen one.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: GuybrushThreepwood

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n1

and it's mouses when it comes to computer mouses, and mice when it comes to live mice

is that an official rule? I wanna see that in writing before i believe it

It's not oficial... the jury is still out.... both are acceptable.

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