Characters Appear on COM1 with Logitech Driver

Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q50829

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If you are using the Logitech mouse driver with Microsoft Windows, when you start Windows, about four garbled characters are sent through the COM1 port.

This behavior is normal operation. The Logitech driver is searching for the presence of a Logitech mouse. The codes sent through the serial port are necessary to detect the mouse.

MORE INFORMATION

The Logitech products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbhw kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional words: logiteck logic drv KBHW 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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