Try reinstalling the Mouse device driver.
Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight the Mouse device, Action
menu, "Uninstall", (do Not put a check in 'delete driver") then Action
menu,"scan for hardware changes", to find the device drivers again
automatically.

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"Mouse Jockey" <Mouse Jockey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I recently purchased a Compaq laptop with XP Pro installed. All good,
> except
> the mouse will not allow me to copy text within emails or from an html
> page.... just get a + symbol and dotted area when I try to copy anything.
> Any
> suggestions on why/where & what I would adjust to correct ?????
>
> Thanks