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General => General Discussion => Computer Support Issues => Topic started by: shout on December 18, 2005, 10:20 PM

Title: Drivers for...
Post by: shout on December 18, 2005, 10:20 PM
I have this ancient optical mouse from who knows when, made by IBM. I've looked, looked, looked some more, but I can't find the drivers for it. The IBM site directs me somewhere else which wants me to buy stuff. The model number is MO28BO. Eeek!
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: FrOzeN on December 18, 2005, 10:51 PM
I googled "MO28BO", followed the first result. Ended up on driverguide.com, registered and downloaded.

I uploaded here so you don't have to go through a heap of registering crap (file size is 6.4mb): http://www.clananthrax.net/other/IBMMouseSuite.zip
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: shout on December 19, 2005, 09:47 AM
They don't work :/.
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: FrOzeN on December 19, 2005, 08:39 PM
Strange, it clearly states (http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=214850) that model first in the list. :-\
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: shout on December 20, 2005, 12:04 AM
It appears to just be a mouse suite. The device information is:


Device Type: Mice and other pointing devices

Manufacturer: Microsoft

Location: on USB Scroll Mouse (HID)


Which was the same before I installed the items you directed me to. The driver information is unchanged as well.
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: Eric on December 20, 2005, 12:12 AM
Windows most likely already has drivers for it.  Have you tried plugging it in and rebooting?
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: shout on December 20, 2005, 12:16 AM
Quote from: Lord[nK] on December 20, 2005, 12:12 AM
Windows most likely already has drivers for it.  Have you tried plugging it in and rebooting?

Every time I reboot, I have to get up, go around to the rear of my computer, unplug it, plug it into a diffrent USB port, and wiggle it by pulling on the cord. Very annoying.
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: Eric on December 20, 2005, 12:22 AM
Quote from: Shout on December 20, 2005, 12:16 AM
Quote from: Lord[nK] on December 20, 2005, 12:12 AM
Windows most likely already has drivers for it.  Have you tried plugging it in and rebooting?

Every time I reboot, I have to get up, go around to the rear of my computer, unplug it, plug it into a diffrent USB port, and wiggle it by pulling on the cord. Very annoying.

It sounds more like your ancient device is a faulty.  The required "wiggling" of the cord should have been your first clue.  I'd invest in a new mouse.
Title: Re: Drivers for...
Post by: shout on December 20, 2005, 07:56 AM
The wiggleing is to move the mouse so the eye responds to something, and I must do this during the USB dectection phase of Win2k starting up.