"Clint Marshall" wrote:
> I have a Garmin GPS that I connect to my IBM ThinkPad running Windows
> XP. Because the ThinkPad has no serial ports, I connect the GPS through a
> USB-to-Serial adapter.
>
> Whenever I connect the GPS, it is recognized as a "Serial Ballpoint
> Mouse" and XP installs the driver.

Have you tried a different usb to serial adapter? Did Garmin support
advice some models?

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> Unfortunately, I can't get control of the mouse for long enough to open
> manage devices and disable the "serial ballpoint mouse".

Just disonnect the GPS while you're at device manager?

--PA