Using Access Pack with Unsupported Hardware

 Last reviewed: July 8, 1997
Article ID: Q99382
3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 WINDOWS kbtool kbhw

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.00a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Trace Access Pack for Windows, version 3.0a is collection of software utilities that provides several features to make computers easier to use for people with motion- or hearing-related disabilities.

Access Pack for Microsoft Windows consists of three main components:

  • A modified keyboard driver, which provides most of the features.
  • A modified mouse driver, which is required for the mouse-related features.
  • The Access Utility (ACCESS.EXE), which is used to adjust various options and view online Help. The Access Utility is also required if you use the SerialKeys feature.

Access Pack comes with three modified keyboard drivers that support most common keyboards. You must have the proper keyboard driver installed to use any of the Access Pack features.

MORE INFORMATION

In the current release, the Access Pack mouse driver supports only the Microsoft PS/2-style mouse, IBM PS/2 mouse, and those 100-percent compatible with such mice. It does not support the Microsoft BallPoint mouse.

If You Can't Install the Mouse Driver

If you can't install the Access Pack mouse driver, you can use most of the Access Pack features, but the MouseKeys and SerialKeys features are unavailable and you cannot run the Access Utility to customize settings or view online Help.

If you try to run the Access Utility with improper mouse or keyboard drivers, the following error message is displayed: 

   Call to Undefined Dynalink
For more information on this error, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   windows and "call to undefined dynalink"

If You Have an Unsupported Mouse

If you have a mouse that is not supported by the Access Pack mouse driver, install the Access Pack keyboard driver. You can then use the keyboard-activation hot keys to enable most features. (For example, you can turn the StickyKeys feature on or off by pressing and releasing the left SHIFT key five times.) The keyboard-activation sequences are described in the ACCESS.WRI file provided with Microsoft Access Pack.

In this configuration, you cannot run the Access Utility to adjust the user options. However, you can adjust these option by manually editing the appropriate entries in the WIN.INI file.

If you edit WIN.INI entries, refer to the WININI.WRI file or the Windows Resource Kit for procedures, or query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   winini.wri and access and pack

KBCategory: kbtool kbhw
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: handicaps disability disabilities
accessibility 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 3.0a 3.10 3.1 stickeykeys
Keywords : kbenable

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Last reviewed: July 8, 1997
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