Microsoft mouse detected as a standard mouse (due to Win.ini file).
Cause:
This occurs when the file POINTER.EXE is not present on the 'Load=' line in the Win.ini file. If Pointer.exe is not present, a standard mouse driver, not a Microsoft driver, is installed at Setup.
This affects the Microsoft Serial Mouse, Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse, Microsoft InPort Adapter Mouse, and Microsoft Ballpoint Mouse attached to a PS/2-style port.
Solution:
Replace the standard mouse driver with a Microsoft Mouse driver.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
3) Double-click the 'System' icon. (The 'System Properties' dialog box appears.)
'System' icon
4) Click the 'Device Manager' tab and double-click 'Mouse' in the 'View devices' list box.
5) Double-click 'Standard PS/2 Port Mouse'. (The 'Standard PS/2 Port Mouse Properties' dialog box appears.)
6) Click the 'Driver' tab.
7) Click 'Change Driver...' and select the 'Show all devices' radio button.
8) In the 'Manufacturer' box, select Microsoft.
9) In the 'Models' box, select the Microsoft Mouse that is connected to the computer.
10) Click 'OK'.
NOTE: Pointer.exe and Pointer.dll, used by Microsoft Mouse Manager and by the Microsoft IntelliPoint software are updated to Windows 95 versions when a Microsoft Mouse driver is installed. These files are not updated when a standard mouse driver is installed.
