Laptop Not Recognising Usb Mouse

[netibiza]

My new sony vaio (Windows 8) has stopped recognising my plug in usb mouse, I've tried 3 different meeces (for want of a better word mouses or mice!) and they work occasionally then it goes ding dong and nothing. Is there something I could tweak to get the external mouse to work? Thank you.

[netibiza]

the mouse lights up!

[netibiza]

Thank you have done all that and it says no drivers found! Now what?

[netibiza]

have just tried it again and it says all is working correctly, but it isn't, thanks anyway!

[The Builder]

Any installation disks with the laptop Netters?

[netibiza]

No none at all, the mouse worked fine for a couple of weeks and now it's on and off (more off than on to be exact) but the mouse pad works ok so will have to stick with that.

[The Builder]

Disks are often not included these days Nets. Machines usually have a Recovery partition on the Hard Disk.

If you do a bit of poking around with system's troubleshooting and recovery facilities. I would guess that, somewhere, will be the Driver(s) that you need re-installing.

[netibiza]

Oh dear, my poking about usually resorts in some disaster or other, but I will persevere and sort something out, may have to call in a friend!!

[netibiza]

Thank you both