microsoft intellimouse

PROBATION

have just tried to put wireless microsoft keyboard and microsoft intellimouse optical 2000 on computer .. keyboard works fine but mouse just keeps coming up with " needs mouhid.sys file from XP disc " tried disc and not found on xp disc .. any suggestions on how to get the file or has anyone had the same problem .. remember I am a novice
Thanks for taking time looking and even greater thanks for any replies

BritBrat

See if you can get it from here:

http://members.driverguide.com/driver/detail.php?driverid=82410

I just downloaded it to test.

PROBATION

sorry for not getting back but had to go out .. dowloaded the driver but could not get any programme to run it
thanks

isofa

Have you tried downloading the required software direct from Microsoft?

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx

PROBATION

yes tried that but just the same .. keyboard worked ok but on mouse came up with the same "mouhid.sys required load xp disc " load xp disc but computer can't find

sleep2much

Try typing "mouhid.sys" into Google, there are hundreds of ideas and solutions, dont forget if you download it put it in C:\Windows\System32\drivers it should work, you don't need to try and open it.

BritBrat

Try typing "mouhid.sys" into Google, there are hundreds of ideas and solutions, dont forget if you download it put it in C:\Windows\System32\drivers it should work, you don't need to try and open it.

That is what I would have said.

Or maybe just C:\Windows\System32\

PROBATION

thanks a bunch .. now sorted .. happy xmas to you all