8.20a
MS-DOS | WINDOWS
Appnote HD0534
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, version 8.20a
Microsoft has an Application Note titled "Mouse Driver 8.20a, Driver Only
Update" (HD0534) that contains the basic mouse driver files to use with the
Microsoft Mouse or Microsoft BallPoint Mouse running with the MS-DOS and
Windows operating systems.
You can obtain this Application Note from Microsoft Product Support
Services. For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application
Note" section at the end of this article.
THE TEXT OF HD0534
Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
HD0534: MOUSE DRIVER 8.20A, DRIVER ONLY UPDATE
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. For information about obtaining the full mouse
driver update version 8.20a with all the added features and "User's Guide,"
call Microsoft Sales Information Center (MSIC) at (800) 426-9400.
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)
- 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).
- Copy any other MS-DOS mouse drivers that are on your hard disk to a
floppy disk, then delete them from your hard disk.
- Copy the three mouse driver files from the enclosed HD0534 disk to
the directory you created in step 1.
- 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.
- 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
- Restart your computer.
Detailed Manual Installation (Novice Users)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 *.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Quit Windows (if it is running) or MS-DOS Editor and restart your
computer.
Optional Steps
- 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.
- 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.
- 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\*.*
TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE
- You can have this Application Note mailed to you by calling Microsoft
Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Pacific time at (425) 635-7040. If you are outside the United States,
contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area.
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