Error: Error loading C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.DRV after installing Microsoft Mouse driver.
Error:
Error loading C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.DRV.
Cause:
This error occurs with MS Mouse driver versions 9.0 and 9.01. These versions are not Windows 95-compatible. These drivers replace a driver in the SYSTEM.INI keyboard= statement, but the initialization files are not updated.
Solution:
Start Windows in 'Safe Mode, Command Prompt' and edit Mouse.drv statement.
1) Exit Windows.
2) Reboot and start in 'Safe Mode command prompt':
a) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu and select 'Shut Down...'.
b) Click 'Restart the computer'.
c) As soon as the 'Starting Windows 95' message appears, press F8.
d) Select 'Safe Mode'.
3) At the prompt, type the following to change to the directory containing Windows 95:
CD WINDOWS
('WINDOWS' is the directory in which Windows 95 is installed).
4) Make a backup copy of System.ini:
a) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Save As'.
b) Type SYSTEM.XXX in the 'File Name' section.
5) Locate the following line in the [boot] section:
MOUSE.DRV=C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.DRV
6) Edit the line located in step 5) to read as follows:
MOUSE.DRV=MOUSE.DRV
7) Locate one of the following lines in the [386enh] section:
a) KEYBOARD=C:\MOUSE\MOUSEVKD.386
b) KEYBOARD=C:\MSINPUT\MSINPUT.386
8) Edit the line located in step 7) to read:
KEYBOARD=*VKD
9) Select 'Save As' from the 'File' menu.
10) Type SYSTEM.INI as the filename.
11) Press ALT+F+O and type WIN.INI in the 'File Name' section.
12) Locate the 'load=' statement in the [windows] section.
13) Remove one of following entries from the load= line:
a) C:\MOUSE\POINTER.EXE
b) C:\MISINPUT\POINTER.EXE
CAUTION: DO NOT REMOVE ANY OTHER ENTRY from the load= line.
14) Press ALT+F+S to save Win.ini.
15) Press ALT+F+X to exit the DOS Editor.
16) Type WIN to start Windows 95 normally.
17) Press ALT+S or CTRL+ESC to display the 'Start' menu.
18) Press the up-arrow key until 'Settings' is selected.
19) Press the right-arrow key to select 'Control Panel'.
20) Press the ENTER key.
21) Press the arrow keys until 'Mouse' is selected.
22) Press ENTER to open the 'Mouse Properties' dialog box.
23) Press the right-arrow key to click the 'General' tab.
24) Press ALT+C to display the 'Select Devices' dialog box.
25) Press ALT+A to display all devices.
26) Select the desired mouse driver from the list.
27) To restart Windows, click 'OK' when prompted.
