Disable Serial Mouse in windows 7

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• Friday, November 30, 2012 5:22 AM

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  Hi,

  For COM port, we can use the following method to disable the auto detection in registry( remember backup your registry):

  Add or edit the following registry value:

  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ACPI\PNP0501\1\Device Parameters]

  "FirmwareIdentified"=dword:00000001

  "PortName"="COM1"

  "PollingPeriod"=dword:00000000

  "SkipEnumerations"=dword:ffffffff

  But this is not only for serial mouse. Meanwhile, you could refer to the following article for a look:

  Step-By-Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation Using Group Policy

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530324.aspx

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  • Marked As Answer by Alex ZhaozxMicrosoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:17 AM
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• Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:13 PM

   

   
  

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  Thanks,  I eventually did this

  Run - gpedit.msc

  computer configuration \ administrative templates \ system \  device installation \ device installation restrictions

  prevent installation of devices that match any of these device ID'

  Enable

  Device ID : PNP0501 ( is that correct ID ?)

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  David

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