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- MICROSOFT MOUSE RELEASE NOTES (software version 8.20)
- Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992
-
- This document contains information that supplements the
- "Microsoft Mouse User's Guide" and accompanying software.
-
- CONTENTS
-
- I. Setting the Environment Variable
- II. Using the Mouse Control Panel in Windows
- III. Using High or Expanded Memory with MS-DOS 5.0
- IV. Using the Mouse with Win 2.X
- V. Installing an OS/2 Mouse Driver
- (OS/2 versions 1.2 and 1.3 only)
- VI. Using the MOUSEPWR Feature
-
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- _________________________________________________________________
-
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- I. SETTING THE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
-
- If the MOUSE.INI file is not in the same directory as the mouse
- driver, an MS-DOS environment variable is set to point to the file's
- location. Usually the Setup program does this automatically by
- installing a line similar to the following one in your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- set mouse=c:\mouse
-
- If necessary, you can add this line yourself; or you can modify
- it if you move the MOUSE.INI file to a different directory.
-
- Note: The mouse device driver MOUSE.SYS does not access the
- MOUSE.INI file if it is not in the same dirctory. If your system
- uses MOUSE.SYS and the MOUSE.INI file is not in the same directory,
- you cannot save changes to MOUSE.INI.
-
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- _________________________________________________________________
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- II. USING THE MOUSE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOWS
-
- The mouse setup program installs a mouse group, which includes
- the Mouse Control Panel, into the Windows Program Manager
- (version 3.0 and later). The group also contains this README file.
-
- In Windows 3.10, Setup also integrates the Mouse Control Panel
- into the Windows Control Panel. Both Mouse Control Panels function
- exactly the same.
-
- If you wish, you can delete the mouse group from the Windows 3.10
- Program Manager after you have read this README file. You can
- then use the Mouse Control Panel located in the Windows Control
- Panel to customize your mouse.
-
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
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- III. USING HIGH OR EXPANDED MEMORY WITH MS-DOS 5.0
-
- The /U or /E mouse command-line switches are no longer supported.
- Instead, use the loadhigh or devicehigh commands in MS-DOS 5.0 to
- load the mouse driver into high or expanded memory. For more
- information, see the Microsoft MS-DOS Operating System version
- 5.0 User's Guide and Reference.
-
-
- __________________________________________________________________
-
-
- IV. USING THE MOUSE WITH WIN 2.X
-
- To use your mouse with Windows version 2.X, you must reinstall
- your version of Windows using the installation software provided
- with it. Windows 2.X mouse support is provided by the driver file
- WIN2MOU.DRV. This file is supplied on the mouse Setup disk
- in uncompressed format.
-
-
- To install for Windows 2.X:
- ---------------------------
-
- 1. Using your Windows installation disks, type
-
- a:setup
-
- 2. When you are asked to review your display adapter, keyboard,
- and mouse or pointing device, select Microsoft Mouse and press
- ENTER.
-
- 3. From the list of pointing devices, select Other (at the
- bottom of the list) and press ENTER.
-
- 4. Insert the mouse Setup disk in drive A and press ENTER.
-
- 5. Select Windows 2.X Microsoft Mouse (the Windows 2.X
- mouse driver on the disk) and press ENTER.
-
- 6. Choose No Change and press ENTER to continue with
- Windows Setup.
-
- 7. Finish setting up Windows by following the instructions on
- your screen.
-
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- _________________________________________________________________
-
-
- V. INSTALLING AN OS/2 MOUSE DRIVER
- (OS/2 versions 1.2 and 1.3 only)
-
-
- This release includes the following Microsoft OS/2 Mouse driver:
-
- OS2MOUSE.SYS for OS/2 version 1.2 and 1.3
-
- This driver works with the following pointing devices:
-
- Microsoft Serial-PS/2 Mouse
- Microsoft Bus (Inport) Mouse
- Microsoft BallPoint Mouse
-
- You do not need a separate driver for each type of mouse.
- You must install the OS/2 mouse driver manually.
-
- To install the OS/2 mouse driver:
- ---------------------------------
- (The following procedure assumes your device drivers
- are in directory C:\OS2.)
-
- 1. Copy OS2MOUSE.SYS to C:\OS2.
-
- 2. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file to remove the line that points
- to your current mouse driver. This line will vary according
- to the type of mouse installed, but it will be similar to this:
-
- DEVICE=C:\OS2\IBMMOU1.SYS (remove this line)
-
- 3. If you are using OS/2 version 1.2, you must also remove
- the line that includes MOUSE.SYS. This line will vary according
- to the type of mouse installed, but it will be similar to this:
-
- DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=MSSER$ (remove this line)
-
- 4. Insert the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE=C:\OS2\OS2MOUSE.SYS
-
- 5. Save these changes and restart your computer.
-
-
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-
-
- VI. USING THE MOUSEPWR FEATURE
-
- Some laptops have the capability to go into a sleep mode to
- conserve power when not being used. If your laptop has this
- capability (laptop SL systems), you may want to use the
- MOUSEPWR feature, which is included on the mouse Setup
- disk. MOUSEPWR restores presleep mode settings of the mouse
- when you resume work on the laptop.
-
- It's not necessary to use MOUSEPWR if your system has Advanced
- Power Management (APM). However, the MOUSEPWR feature requires
- very little memory (976 bytes) and won't conflict with APM if both
- are loaded on your system.
-
- The MOUSEPWR feature is not automatically copied during the
- mouse setup program. Use the MS-DOS copy command to load
- MOUSEPWR.COM to your system. The MOUSEPWR feature must
- be loaded at the MS-DOS prompt only (not in Windows).
-
- If you decide to load MOUSEPWR to your system, add it to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that it conveniently loads each time you
- turn your system on. For example, if MOUSEPWR is in the root
- directory, add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- c:\mousepwr.com
-
- Otherwise, you'll need to load MOUSEPWR manually each time you
- want to use it. For example, type the following line at the MS-DOS
- prompt to load the MOUSEPWR feature:
-
- \mouse\mousepwr.com
-
- where 'mouse' is the directory containing the MOUSEPWR.COM file.
-
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