Event ID - 40

Event Id40
Sourcei8042prt
DescriptionAn error occurred while trying to acquire the device ID of the mouse.
Event InformationThis information from some newsgroups may help you:
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The registry entries for the mouse and keyboard drivers are not correctly updated when you change your mouse with the IntelliPoint 2.0 software installed in Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0. After you install the Microsoft IntelliPoint software version 2.0 in Microsoft Windows NT Server or Workstation version 3.51 or 4.0 and you change your mouse, you may receive error messages or you may be unable to log on to your computer. Changing from a PS/2 mouse to a serial mouse may cause you to be unable to log on to your Windows NT computer and you may receive Service Control Manager error messages.
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