Using 3rd party drivers for either device can often cause more headaches than they are worth post-XP. In both cases, the solution tends to be the same. Also, you could see if dirt in said ports is preventing a clean connection.ī) Driver issues: This one can be broken down to two distinct issuesġ)Driver conflicts btwn Touchpad and External Mouse. it will avoid confusion for the are a couple of possibilities as to what is causing your problems:Ī) faulty USB ports: If there is an issue with your ports, power may not be sufficiently carrying through to your devices. The site you link to is XP based when the OP clearly stated they are using VISTA! Also, any system protected drivers/files will not be uninstalled using your suggested method without being elevated to Admin level - opening via Run console in Vista (unlike Win7) will not elevate an application to such status! Please limit advice to topics you actually have a clear understanding of, rather than hopping on Google for the first piece of info you can find.

you might want to learn to read before handing out your 'advice' mate. If you have no success with that, try a System File Check. go to device manager ('Start' 'Run' type 'devmgmt.msc' without the ' ') find and uninstall the mouse driver, reboot and let windows reinstall the driver.