I know this subject come up for time to time but I have not read all the posts so I may have missed the question and answer.  My question is is there a way to permanently and forevermore kill dead Microsoft Serial BallPoint pointing device. (Windows XP)  I would have very little problems with any of the Serial to USB dongles if I could just keep XP at bay.  I of course disable it in the device manager  but when I least expect it, it comes back.  A real pain in the a$$.  I would be a real happy camper if it were completely gone. Thanks
Roger
