How to Manually Install the Version 10.0 Mouse Driver

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q126748

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS, version 10.0
Microsoft IntelliPoint Software Home Edition versions 1.0, 1.0a
Microsoft IntelliPoint software versions 1.0, 1.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes how to manually install the Microsoft Mouse driver version 10.0 for MS-DOS that is shipped with the Microsoft IntelliPoint software versions 1.0 and 1.0a.

MORE INFORMATION

Versions of the Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS prior to version 10.0 require only that you expand either the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.EXE file to your computer's hard disk.

Version 10.0 of the Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS requires language support files as well as the MOUSE.EXE file. To manually install the Microsoft Mouse driver version 10.0 for MS-DOS, follow these steps:

Create an MSINPUT directory and an MSINPUT\MOUSE subdirectory by typing the following lines at an MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      md c:\msinput
      md c:\msinput\mouse
```
Change to the MSINPUT\MOUSE subdirectory by typing the following line at the MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      cd c:\msinput\mouse
```
Insert the IntelliPoint software disk in drive A (or drive B) and then expand the four necessary files by typing the following lines at the MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      expand a:mouse.ex_ c:\msinput\mouse\mouse.exe
      expand a:mouse.en_ c:\msinput\mouse\mouse.lan
      expand a:mbpcpl.ex_ c:\msinput\mouse\mousecpl.exe
      expand a:mbpcpl.en_ c:\msinput\mouse\mousecpl.lan
```
NOTE: If you are using drive B instead of drive A, substitute "b:" for "a:" in each of the four lines above.

To set the appropriate environment variable and cause the mouse driver to be loaded automatically when you start your computer, follow these steps:

Change to the root directory by typing the following line at an MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      cd \
```
Type the following line to open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for editing:
```
      edit autoexec.bat
```

Add the following lines at the beginning of the file:

      SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT
      C:\MSINPUT\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE /Q

Save and then close the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Restart your computer.

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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