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MOUSECHG V1.3
MOUSECHG.CMD is a simple REXX exec to change your default mouse pointer
under OS/2 2.1. It does this by modifying your OS2.INI file to include
a new "Application" called "PM_SysPointer". This "Application" contains
a "Key" pointing to your customized pointer. You can create a new pointer
by using OS/2's ICON editor. A sample mouse pointer has been included for
your use called, oddly enuf, MOUSE.PTR.
***WARNING***
This utility has worked fine on my machine running OS/2 2.1, but each
machine's configuration is different. I have NOT tried it under OS/2 2.0.
Therefore, just to be safe, I have limited this utility to ONLY work with
OS/2 2.1.
Also, this utility backs up your \OS2\OS2.INI file automatically to a
file called OS2.BAK. In fact, if the utility does not find this file, it
will NOT work. If you already have a file called OS2.BAK, you may wish to
rename it to something else so it doesn't get copied over.
These precautions are probably overkill, but if something does go wrong,
and your OS2.INI gets hosed, you can recover by simply copying
your backup file back to your OS2.INI file. By the way, one of the nice
things about OS/2 2.1 is that it allows you to copy your .INI files while
the system is up and running.
*** END OF STUPID WARNING***
To use MOUSECHG, simply enter MOUSECHG followed by the full name of the
mouse pointer file (the file ending in ".PTR"). For example:
MOUSECHG c:\mouse.ptr
Be sure to reboot for the change to take effect.
If you wish to revert to the default mouse pointer, another utility has
been included to do this called MOUSEBAK.CMD. Simply enter MOUSEBAK at
the command line and then reboot for the change to take effect. It works
by simply removing the "PM_SysPointer" application from your OS2.INI file,
and allows the "default" pointer to return.
For the curious, this information can be viewed in the OS2.INI file by
using an .INI viewer such as INIMAINT. In fact, the "PM_SysPointer" can
be changed directly by a utility like INIMAINT--the MOUSECHG utility just
makes it a little easier.
This information was gleaned from the book "OS/2 2.1 Unleashed", which I
heartily recommend to anyone wishing to learn about OS/2 "under-the-covers."
MOUSECHG is FreeWare--go crazy.
Steve Allen
Altech Computer Services
121 Herta St.
Easley, SC 29640
Aug 93
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