ps/2 mouse not working all of a sudden!!

[Garibaldi]

I have a ps/2 mouse with my HP computer. I was trying to resize my current NTSF partition so I could install slackware linux. I had booted into a win 98 SE bootdisk so I could use this app http://www.ranish.com/part/ to resize my current NTSF partition, but it said that that fs isn't supported so I exited out without saving any changes. When I rebooted into my normal windows my ps/2 mouse was frozen in the middle of the screen! The mouse looks fine, the light is on and stuff it just doesn't work! I got a usb mouse hooked up and that works fine. I tried a system restore but that didn't work. Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?

[jackal70058]

Maybe you could try reinstalling mouse driver?

[Garibaldi]

Maybe you could try reinstalling mouse driver?

I wonder where I could find that... its an HP mouse that came with my computer... I booted up my old trusty Knoppix Live-cd and the mouse works fine on here... no drivers needed. The serial number for the mouse is 0312059724 if that helps.

[ViRaL1]

If it's XP there's no need to reinstall. Just remove the PS/2 mouse in device manager and let it re-detect (Scan for Hardware Changes). If it's an optical mouse, is the light on?

[Garibaldi]

is the light on?

Yes. I'll try deleting from device manager.