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- From: jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Bodnar)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: HELP!!! My mouse is dissapeared in WinOS2.....
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 04:54:00 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.081927.11815@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
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- According to anto@dutetvd.tudelft.nl (Anto Daryanto):
- >Hi guys, here I am again with another problem.
- >
- >I've installed SP (twice, for some reason!) and the problem is WinOS2, again!
- >I start full screen WinOS2 and I use PM4 and WinFax Pro in it. Then I have
- >to go back to Desktop and then again to WinOS2.
- >
- >Well, guess what, I lost the control of my mouse. All of the
- >applications are running and you can use it with keyboard (not quite
- >handy, isn't it?).
-
- Have you tried setting VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION to OFF?
-
- Doing so corrects disappearing mouse pointer problems under WIN-OS/2 if you
- are using the SP.
-
- Several people have notified IBM of this problem. The APAR is PJ04866.
- Watch for a fix to appear some time soon. In the mean time, try the above
- setting. You may also want to change VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION.
-
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