How the Mouse Driver 9.0 for Windows Uses MOUSE.INI

 Last reviewed: December 11, 1997
Article ID: Q98234
9.00 9.01 MS-DOS kbhw kbenv

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mouse driver for Windows, versions 9.0, 9.01

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Mouse driver for Windows (MOUSE.DRV) use the mouse initialization file (MOUSE.INI) to start mouse operations as described in this article.

MORE INFORMATION

  1. MOUSE.DRV reads the [mouse] section in the MOUSE.INI file and initializes the mouse attached to the port identified in the MouseType= entry.

  2. MOUSE.DRV reads the sensitivity and acceleration information and sets it in memory.

  3. MOUSE.DRV reads the [WindowsPointer] section to determine which cursor size to use and if pointer growth is enabled.

  4. MOUSE.DRV determines if the Extra Points features are enabled and the key sequence to activate if applicable.

KBCategory: kbhw kbenv
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Additional reference words: 9.00 mice init
Keywords : kbenv kbhw
Version : 9.00 9.01
Platform : MS-DOS

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Last reviewed: December 11, 1997
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