INF: Detecting EGA.SYS

ID Number: Q78451

3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

EGA.SYS is a driver that facilitates the use of the shadow registers

in EGA and more advanced video cards. Through the use of the mouse

driver's Interrogate Driver function, it is possible to determine if

EGA.SYS is installed.

The interface to the Interrogate Driver function is as follows:

AH = FAh

BX = 0

INT 10h

The return values are:

AX = Restored

BX = 0 if the mouse driver or EGA.SYS is not installed

< 2 if EGA.SYS was installed with the mouse driver

>= 2 if EGA.SYS was installed

For more information, see chapter 10 of the "Microsoft Mouse

Programmer's Reference," second edition (Microsoft Press).