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- Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
- HD0534: MOUSE DRIVER 8.20A, DRIVER ONLY UPDATE
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- Revision Date: 6/92
- Disk Included
-
- The following information applies to Microsoft Mouse Version 8.20a.
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-
- NOTE: The files included on the enclosed HD0534 disk are intended
- for use with the Microsoft Mouse and Microsoft BallPoint mouse only.
-
- The HD0534 disk contains the following files:
-
- MOUSE.COM
- MOUSE.DRV
- MOUSE.SYS
-
- This update contains only the basic mouse driver files for the MS-DOS
- and Windows operating systems. To order the full mouse driver update
- version 8.20a, with all added features and user's guide, call
- Microsoft End User Sales at (800) 426-9400. The cost of the full
- package is $25.00 plus shipping and handling.
-
- NOTE: This document is divided into two sections. If you are not an
- experienced MS-DOS user, proceed to the section titled "Detailed
- Manual Installation." Experienced MS-DOS/Windows users can perform
- the steps listed below for "Manual Installation."
-
- Manual Installation (Experienced Users)
- ---------------------------------------
-
- 1. Locate the directory you are currently loading your MS-DOS mouse
- driver from. If it is loading from your Windows directory, we
- recommend that you create a directory called \MOUSE for your mouse
- driver files off of your root directory on drive C (that is,
- C:\MOUSE).
-
- 2. Copy any other MS-DOS mouse drivers that are on your hard disk to a
- floppy disk, then delete them from your hard disk.
-
- 3. Copy the three mouse driver files from the enclosed HD0534 disk to
- the directory you created in step 1.
-
- 4. If you load the MS-DOS mouse driver automatically, edit your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file to reflect any path changes to the
- mouse directory where you just copied the enclosed files.
-
- 5. If you use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, use a text editor such as Notepad to
- open the SYSTEM.INI file (located in your Windows directory) and
- change the line "mouse.drv=" in the [boot] section to show the
- correct path to the directory where you copied the MOUSE.DRV file.
- A typical example is the following:
-
- mouse.drv=c:\mouse\mouse.drv
-
- 6. Restart your computer.
-
- Detailed Manual Installation (Novice Users)
- -------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Before installing the enclosed mouse driver files, we recommend
- that you delete any existing MS-DOS mouse driver files from your
- hard disk. Change to the root directory of drive C. To do this, at
- the command prompt type "c:" (without the quotation marks) and
- press ENTER and then type "cd\ " (without the quotation marks) and
- press ENTER again.
-
- 2. If you are running MS-DOS version 5.0, use the following command
- to search all the subdirectories on drive C. Write down the name
- of the directory listed above any MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS files
- that are found.
-
- dir mouse.* /s/p
-
- NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, you will
- have to manually maneuver around into any subdirectories and
- look for mouse driver files. See your MS-DOS user's guide for
- instructions on how to do this.
-
- 3. If your hard disk has more than one partition, such as drive D,
- repeat steps 1 and 2, substituting D: for C:. Do this for all
- drive letters you have.
-
- 4. Copy all the MOUSE.COM and MOUSE.SYS files that you find to a
- formatted floppy disk. Label the disk "Old Mouse Files." To copy
- the files, at the command prompt, type the entire directory path
- you wrote down in step 1, ending in the filename, followed by the
- drive you placed your floppy disk in. For example, type
-
- copy c:\dos\mouse.com a:
-
- where "c:\dos" is the directory you wrote down, "mouse.com" is the
- name of the file found, and the floppy disk is in drive A.
-
- 5. After copying the mouse drivers to a floppy disk, you should then
- delete those files from your hard disk. Following the example
- above, you would type the following at the command prompt
-
- del c:\dos\mouse.com
-
- to delete the MOUSE.COM file from the C:\DOS directory. Do this
- for each file you found.
-
- 6. Change back to the root directory on drive C (see step 1). Check
- for a directory named \MOUSE. To do this, type the following at
- the MS-DOS prompt:
-
- dir *.
-
- 7. If a \MOUSE directory is not listed, you should create one. If a
- \MOUSE directory is listed, then skip to step 8. To create the
- \MOUSE directory, type:
-
- md mouse
-
- 8. Place the enclosed HD0534 disk in your floppy disk drive and copy
- the files to the C:\MOUSE directory. For example, if your floppy
- disk is in drive A, you would type:
-
- copy a:\*.* c:\mouse
-
- 9. If you would like your mouse driver software to load
- automatically, change to the root directory on drive C (see step
- 1). Prepare to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- NOTE: Prior to editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you should make a
- backup copy of it first. Use the following command to make a
- backup copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- copy c:\autoexec.bat c:\autoexec.old
-
- 10. If you are running MS-DOS 5.0, type the following:
-
- edit autoexec.bat
-
- NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, see your
- MS-DOS user's guide for instructions on editing this file.
-
- 11. Add the following line to the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To
- move the cursor around, press the arrow keys:
-
- c:\mouse\mouse /y
-
- 12. Remove any other lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file that contain the
- word "mouse," except for the PATH statement. For the PATH
- statement, remove only the <section> of that line that contains
- the word "mouse." Save the file and exit the editor.
-
- 13. If you use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, start Windows (if it is not already
- running). If you don't use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, skip to step 16.
- Prepare to edit the SYSTEM.INI file by making a backup of it.
-
- NOTE: To make a backup copy of your SYSTEM.INI file, start File
- Manager and open the Windows directory (by default, this is
- C:\WINDOWS). Select the SYSTEM.INI file and choose Copy from
- the File menu. In the To box, type the following:
-
- system.old
-
- 14. Open the SYSTEM.INI file in a text editor such as Notepad. Find
- the following line in the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file
-
- mouse.drv=***
-
- where "***" could be anything.
-
- 15. Change the line found in step 14 to read as follows, then save the
- SYSTEM.INI file by choosing Save from the File menu in Notepad.
-
- mouse.drv=c:\mouse\mouse.drv
-
- 16. Quit Windows (if it is running) or MS-DOS Editor and restart your
- computer.
-
- Optional Steps
- --------------
-
- 17. Depending on how much free space you have on your hard disk, you
- may want to delete any files found in other mouse directories
- (such as C:\MOUSE1) in steps 2 and 3. If you have a CPANEL.COM
- file, you may want to copy it to your C:\MOUSE directory, but you
- do not have to do this. For more information on this file, skip to
- step 18.
-
- CAUTION: Do not delete any files from C:\DOS or C:\WINDOWS
- other than MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS.
-
- If you had a directory similar to the one used as an example
- (C:\MOUSE1), you can delete all the files in it, and remove the
- directory. For information on the commands necessary to do this,
- see your MS-DOS user's guide.
-
- NOTE: We recommend that you copy any files you plan to delete
- from your hard disk to the Old Mouse Files floppy disk used in
- step 4. This will give you a backup copy of those files in case
- you have problems.
-
- 18. Depending on how your mouse was previously installed, you may or
- may not have a CPANEL.COM file. You do not need this file, but if
- you have one, it should be copied to the C:\MOUSE directory. This
- file contains the mouse Control Panel, which allows you to change
- the speed of the mouse cursor in MS-DOS applications. This file
- will also be helpful for troubleshooting should you ever need to
- contact Microsoft Product Support Services.
-
- If you are running MS-DOS 5.0, change back to the root directory
- of drive C (see step 1). At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the
- following command, and write down any directories listed above any
- CPANEL.COM files that are found:
-
- dir cpanel.com /s/p
-
- NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, you will
- have to manually maneuver around into any subdirectories and
- look for CPANEL.COM. See your MS-DOS manual for the
- instructions on how to do this.
-
- 19. Type the following command at the MS-DOS command prompt to copy
- any CPANEL.COM files that you find to your C:\MOUSE directory. If
- more than one file is found, copy only the file with the most
- recent file date. In this example, the CPANEL.COM file was found
- in a directory called C:\MOUSE1:
-
- copy c:\mouse1\cpanel.com c:\mouse\*.*