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Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
PD0462: MOUSE DOESN'T WORK WITH MS-DOS(R) SHELL
======================================================================
Revision Date: 04/93
No Disk Included
The following information applies to Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Upgrade, 6.0
Upgrade.
INTRODUCTION
============
This application note discusses the symptoms associated with your
mouse not working correctly with MS-DOS Shell, the cause of this
problem, and how to correct this behavior.
SYMPTOMS
========
When you use MS-DOS Shell, your mouse moves erratically, or the mouse
pointer doesn't appear at all. Or, the following dialog box appears
when you start MS-DOS Shell for the first time:
Warning:
You do not have a current mouse driver. This driver may cause your
system to stop or cause other problems with MS-DOS Shell.
Contact your vendor to get more information or a driver that will
work with MS-DOS Shell.
<Disable Mouse> <Use Mouse Anyway>
NOTE: If the dialog box appeared earlier and you now want to
disable or re-enable your mouse, you must modify your DOSSHELL.INI
file. For more information about modifying DOSSHELL.INI, see the
"Disabling and Re-Enabling Your Mouse with MS-DOS Shell" section in
this application note.
CAUSE
=====
Your mouse might not work properly with MS-DOS Shell or MS-DOS Editor
due to an incompatible mouse driver. (A mouse driver is a file that
enables your computer to interpret your mouse movements. Every mouse
should come with its own mouse driver.) Some earlier mouse drivers do
not work well with MS-DOS Shell because they cannot perform all the
functions required by MS-DOS Shell. Also, using the wrong mouse driver
for your mouse can cause some problems due to hardware differences.
SOLUTION
========
If you have no mouse pointer at all, follow Procedure 1. If you do
have a mouse pointer, but it moves erratically or not at all, or if
the "You do not have a current mouse driver...." dialog box appears,
perform Procedure 2.
PROCEDURE 1
-----------
To determine whether you have properly installed a mouse driver
NOTE: The following steps assume your mouse uses a driver called
MOUSE.SYS or MOUSE.COM. If you don't find either file on your hard
disk, check the documentation that came with your mouse for the
correct driver name and use it wherever appropriate.
1. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the
following and press ENTER after each line
<drive>:
cd <drive>:\
dir mouse.* /s
where <drive> is your hard disk drive. (If you have more than one
hard disk drive, perform this command for all the hard disks on
your system.) For example, if your hard disk is drive C, type the
following command and press ENTER after each line:
c:
cd c:\
dir mouse.* /s
MS-DOS displays the location of all mouse files on the drive.
2. Make sure you have either the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS file, and note
which directory contains the file. If you have more than one hard
disk drive, check each drive for these files.
If you don't have either of these files on your hard disk, copy
them from the floppy disk that came with your mouse.
3. Use a text editor to open your CONFIG.SYS file (if you have
MOUSE.SYS) or your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (if you have MOUSE.COM). If
you want to use MS-DOS Editor, type the following at the MS-DOS
command prompt and press ENTER
edit <drive>:\config.sys
-or-
edit <drive>:\autoexec.bat
where <drive> is the startup drive where either AUTOEXEC.BAT or
CONFIG.SYS currently resides. For example, if your startup drive is
drive C, type the following command:
edit c:\config.sys
-or-
edit c:\autoexec.bat
4. Check the file you open to make sure it contains a command for
starting your mouse and that the location of your mouse file is the
same as the location specified in the command Also, make sure your
path points to the most current version of your mouse files. If you
have MOUSE.SYS, a command similar to the following should be in
your CONFIG.SYS file
device=<path>:\mouse.sys
where path is the path to your MOUSE.SYS file. For example, if
MOUSE.SYS is located in the MOUSE directory on drive C, a command
like the following should be in your CONFIG.SYS file:
device=c:\mouse\mouse.sys
If you have MOUSE.COM, a command similar to the following should be
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
<path>:\mouse.com
where <path> is the path to your MOUSE.COM file. For example, if
MOUSE.COM is located in the MOUSE directory on drive C, a command
like the following should be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
c:\mouse\mouse.com
5. Save the file and quit the text editor. If you're using MS-DOS
Editor, choose Exit from the File menu. When MS-DOS Editor displays
a dialog box prompting you to save your file, choose the Yes button
or press ENTER.
6. If you modified your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file, restart your
computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
7. Start MS-DOS Shell to determine whether this solved the problem. If
Procedure 1 does not solve the problem, perform Procedure 2.
PROCEDURE 2
-----------
To determine whether your mouse driver is compatible with MS-DOS Shell
1. Determine the version number of your mouse driver.
For some mouse drivers, you can find out what version you have by
typing "mouse" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command
prompt. Or, observe the message your computer displays when your
mouse driver starts. If your mouse driver starts from your
CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file, as is usually the case, the
message appears when you start your computer. This message often
includes the version number.
2. Ensure your mouse driver is compatible with MS-DOS. The following
is a list of compatible mouse drivers:
Type of Mouse Compatible Versions
------------- -------------------
Genius 9.06 or later
Hewlett-Packard(R) 7.04 or later
IBM(R) PS/2(R) 7.04 or later
Logitech(TM) 5.01 or later
Microsoft 6.21 or later
Mouse Systems 7.01 or later
3. If your mouse driver is not on this list, contact your vendor for
an updated driver. If you have a Microsoft Mouse and MS-DOS Upgrade
version 5.0a (MS-DOS file dates of 11/11/91) or 6.0, you can
install a compatible mouse driver from your MS-DOS installation
disks by doing the following:
a. Perform Procedure 1 to determine if you are loading MOUSE.COM or
MOUSE.SYS and where the mouse driver you are currently using is
located.
b. MS-DOS 5.0a and 6.0 both ship with MOUSE.COM only. If you found
in Procedure 1 that you are using MOUSE.SYS, you'll need to
disable the command in CONFIG.SYS by changing it to resemble the
following
rem device=<path>:\mouse.sys
where <path> is the path to MOUSE.SYS. For example, if MOUSE.SYS
is located in the MOUSE directory on drive C, the command should
appear as follows:
rem device=c:\mouse\mouse.sys
The REM command stands for "remark" and tells MS-DOS to ignore
the command it precedes.
Then add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file using the same
location for the path as you found in Procedure 1. It should
look similar to the following line
<path>:\mouse.com
where <path> is the path to MOUSE.COM. For example, if MOUSE.COM
is located in the MOUSE directory on drive C, use the following
line:
c:\mouse\mouse.com
c. To determine which MS-DOS installation disk contains the new
mouse driver, insert the disk containing the PACKING.LST file in
your floppy disk drive. To find the disk containing the
PACKING.LST file, use the following chart:
MS-DOS 5.0a Disk Number
----------- -----------
5.25-inch 1.2 MB 1
5.25-inch 360K 3
3.5-inch 720K 3
MS-DOS 6.0 Disk Number
---------- -----------
5.35-inch 1.2 MB 1
3.5-inch 1.44 MB 1
d. Type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER
to see the contents of each installation disk
type <drive>:\packing.lst | more
where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the
installation disk. For example, if the installation disk is in
drive A, type the following command:
type a:\packing.lst | more
NOTE: MOUSE.COM will appear as MOUSE.CO_ because it is a
compressed file.
e. Insert the MS-DOS installation disk containing MOUSE.CO_ in your
floppy disk drive.
f. To expand the compressed mouse driver file and copy it to your
hard disk drive, you must use the EXPAND command. For example,
type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER
after each line
<drive>:
expand mouse.co_ <path>:\mouse.com
where <drive> is the floppy disk drive containing the
installation disk and <path> is the path to the directory where
your current mouse driver resides. For example, if the
installation disk is in floppy disk drive A and your current
mouse driver is located in the root directory of drive C, type
the following commands and press ENTER after each command:
a:
expand mouse.co_ c:\mouse.com
You now have an MS-DOS Shell compatible mouse driver installed for
your Microsoft Mouse. To start using your mouse, remove any disks
from your floppy disk drive and restart your computer by pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL.
DISABLING AND RE-ENABLING YOUR MOUSE WITH MS-DOS SHELL
=======================================================
If the "You do not have a current mouse driver..." dialog box appeared
the first time you started MS-DOS Shell, you had the choice of
disabling the mouse or using the mouse anyway. MS-DOS Shell recorded
your choice in a file called DOSSHELL.INI, which contains information
about how MS-DOS Shell appears on your system.
NOTE: If you just installed a new mouse driver, you do not need to
manually edit the DOSSHELL.INI file to enable the new mouse driver.
MS-DOS Shell will automatically update the DOSSHELL.INI file the
next time you start it.
If you chose the Disable Mouse option, MS-DOS Shell added the
following line to your DOSSHELL.INI file:
mouseinfo=<version>,disabled
However, if you chose the Use Mouse Anyway option, MS-DOS Shell added
this line:
mouseinfo=<version>,ignore
The <version> parameter represents the version number of the mouse
driver MS-DOS Shell detected on your system.
To either enable or disable your mouse, you must manually change the
"mouseinfo=" (without the quotation marks) line in the DOSSHELL.INI
file.
If you originally chose Disable Mouse, and you want to enable your
mouse, follow this procedure:
1. Use a text editor to open your DOSSHELL.INI file. If you want to
use MS-DOS Editor, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt
and press ENTER
edit <drive>:\<directory>\dosshell.ini
where <drive> is your hard disk drive and <directory> is your MS-
DOS directory. For example, if your hard disk is drive C and your
MS-DOS directory is called DOS, type the following command:
edit c:\dos\dosshell.ini
2. Find the "mouseinfo=" (without the quotation marks) line and change
it to read as follows
mouseinfo=<version>,ignore
where <version> is the version number of the mouse driver MS-DOS
Shell detected on your system.
3. Save the file and quit the text editor. If you're using MS-DOS
Editor, choose Exit from the File menu. When MS-DOS Editor displays
a dialog box prompting you to save your file, choose the Yes button
or press ENTER.
If you originally chose Use Mouse Anyway and you want to disable your
mouse, follow this procedure:
1. Use a text editor to open your DOSSHELL.INI file. If you want to
use MS-DOS Editor, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt
and press ENTER
edit <drive>:\<directory>\dosshell.ini
where <drive> is your hard disk drive and <directory> is your MS-
DOS directory. For example, if your hard disk is drive C and your
MS-DOS directory is called DOS, type the following command:
edit c:\dos\dosshell.ini
2. Find the "mouseinfo=" (without the quotation marks) line, and
change it to read as follows:
mouseinfo=<version>,disabled
3. Save the file and quit the text editor. If you're using MS-DOS
Editor, choose Exit from the File menu. When MS-DOS Editor displays
a dialog box prompting you to save your file, choose the Yes button
or press ENTER.
RELATED INFORMATION
===================
For information about using MS-DOS Shell, see Chapters 3 and 8 of the
"Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference" for version 5.0 or
Chapter 2 of the "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide" for version 6.0.