Converted Microsoft VM mouse problems

[aardvark]

I just converted a microsoft virtual machine (win2k3ent in an MS vm) onto an ESX 3 server and when I startup the new guest in ESX the mouse does not work inside the guest. If I uninstall vmtools, the mouse works. However, if I re-install vmtools, the mouse again does not work.

Anybody got any clues on how to resolve this?

[Dave_Mishchenko]

There will be a vmware tools equivalent called "virtual machine additions" that you'll want to uninstall. After that reinstall vmware tools and you should be OK.

[DanAndryszak]

For some reason the Microsoft Virtual Machine Additions doesn't uninstall properly.

If the look at the following registry key, you will notice the filter driver for the MSVS mouse - msvmmouf.

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96F-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

UpperFilters REG_MULTI_SZ msvmmouf mouclass

Edit the entry and remove the msvmmouf value.

This has done the trick for me.