toshiba laptop,hook up external mouse

[sweeper2]

have an old toshiba laptop with windows 95, no cd rom , only has 256 color..hooked up my old 94' Dell 17" monitor to it and now i am trying to hook up an external mouse to make it easier. Plugged it into an adaptor to a port on back. didn't pick it up, also tried to install from add hardware, didn't pick it up. how would i install it...kinda lost on this...since the laptop has an internal mouse driver..any help would be appreciated..thanks

[sweeper2]

oh well, will have to just use keyboard mouse...

[aldtech]

Win 95 is not plug and play, if you are using a PS/2 mouse through a serial adapter you may have to install drivers for it.

Try this anyways:

1 - Re-attach the mouse you want to use (ala-serial port adapter) and power up laptop.

2 - Once system boots to desktop and mouse is still not functioning then go to add remove hardware in the control panel and add new hardware.

3 - Scan for new hardware and install if it detects the mouse, if not add it manually.

Providing that the mouse is functional you should be all set.

AL