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 _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________________________________