A few tweaks in Windows’ settings can ensure your computer’s mouse pointer stays visible, so you’re not left chasing a ghost on your screen.

I reconfigured my mouse "properly" to use the appropriate USB driver. BINGO! Dead mouse at the WinXP login screen on the next boot (thank God it was me and NOT my wife or daughter).

I can use my mouse to do anything, but once I press any key on the keyboard, the mouse and keyboard just freeze up, but the computer is still running (e.g. if I had winamp playing, it would still ...