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Question About Optical Mouse

by Steven Wagenheim
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My old optical mouse died and I'm using a spare ball mouse that is driving me
crazy. Now I know why they stopped making these things.

Question. When I replace this mouse with my new optical (getting it this morning)
do I first have to shut down my PC before I replace the mouse?

The reason I'm asking is because I seem to remember that if the mouse cable
came loose from your PC and you put it back in, it didn't work for some reason.
You had to shut it down. This was a while ago with an older computer. Is this
still true with Windows 7 or can I replace the mouse without shutting down?
  • Profile picture of the author twister85
    It Depends on the mouse. just look for the PnP sign on your mouse package which stands for Plug and Play. which means you can just plug the device in and it starts installing the drivers and gets ready to use without restarting the machine. If it doesn't have "plug and play" written or any sign of it, better get a better mouse or you'll have that tough time again.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    Should not be necessary. If your new mouse is USB then you could just plug it in and the thing should start working immediately.

    Are you telling me you never power off your machine?
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    • Profile picture of the author twister85
      Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

      Should not be necessary. If your new mouse is USB then you could just plug it in and the thing should start working immediately.
      Every USB is an PnP Device.
      What if he has an old 8 pin input socket?
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      • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
        Originally Posted by twister85 View Post

        Every USB is an PnP Device.
        What if he has an old 8 pin input socket?
        I think you are referring to the PS/2 6-pin mouse. Do they even make those these days? It's been long since I've seen one.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
      Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

      Should not be necessary. If your new mouse is USB then you could just plug it in and the thing should start working immediately.

      Are you telling me you never power off your machine?
      If your [anything] is USB then you could just plug it in and the thing should start working immediately.

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      • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
        Originally Posted by Joe Mobley View Post

        If your [anything] is USB then you could just plug it in and the thing should start working immediately.

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        • Profile picture of the author Joe Mobley
          Originally Posted by Sumit Menon View Post

          And don't you just love it.
          Yep. I use a wireless mouse with my laptop. Sweeeet!

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  • Profile picture of the author Brian John
    steve, i lol'd when i read ur question.

    just plug it in and try it, it's a mouse, ur not installing a hard drive! takes longer to ask the question that to just do it. what's the worst that can happen if u don't shut down, plug it in and it doesn't work? u shut down and plug it in...an almost inevitable solution lol.

    btw, i bought ur plr pack...great content, much appreciated
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