modem mouse mess up

[crownydowny]

everytime i try to connect to the net my mouse stops working then the modem stops working and wont work unless i set it up again i checked the comk ports in device manager and it says that there is aconflict between 2 and 4 what should i do plz help

 

[razled]

Com 2 and com4 are linked together, the way round is to reinstall the modem and use com 1 or 3, this can be set in the advance settings.
If it is an internal modem and you have a spare pci slot, you could try a drifferent slot, which may give it a different irq, alternitavitly force it with a free irq to avoid the conflict.

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

Are you using a serial mouse? didnt know that ps2 had that problem and unless this is an extremely old system it should have a ps2 port

 

[Mulga]

Normally Coms 1 and 2 are the physical ports fitted or allowed for on the system. 3 and 4 are internal ports which may be used by internal modems etc. 1 and 3 share an IRQ as do 2 and 4. If a serial mouse is used it is normally connected to Com 1 and the modem will usually install to Com 4 which avoids any conflict. Check to see where your mouse is plugged in, if it is serial and you have 2 physical Com ports try moving it to the other one. Help us to help you, please post back and tell us if this helped.
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[BlueAlloy]

Agree with the above, you need to either reassign the COMs or simply just the IRQ on one of the devices. Is the modem internal and external? What connection type does your mouse use? Also helpful to know what operating system you are using to give you a detailed walk though how to fix this.