IntelliType Manager Settings Not Retained

ID: Q128643

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft IntelliType software version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Changes that you make in IntelliType Manager may not be saved. Instead, the default settings are restored when you quit Windows.

CAUSE

This problem can be caused by an incorrect MSINPUT environment variable.

RESOLUTION

Make sure the SET MSINPUT= statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is set to a valid directory. If the statement points to a directory that does not exist, or does not contain the full path to the directory, the statement is invalid. For example, the incorrect statement


   SET MSINPUT=C:MSINPUT

should be changed to:


   SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT

MORE INFORMATION

When the keyboard driver loads, it examines the MSINPUT environment variable to find the MSINPUT.INI file. If the MSINPUT variable does not exist, the directory from which the keyboard driver (KBD.DRV) is loaded is scanned for the MSINPUT.INI file. If the file does not exist in this directory, a new MSINPUT.INI file is created in the directory for future use.

If the MSINPUT variable is set to a valid directory that does not contain an MSINPUT.INI file, the file is created in that directory and used for updates. If the MSINPUT variable is set to an invalid directory, defaults for IntelliType Manager are used and updates are not saved.

Additional query words: natural keyboard kbimu

Keywords : kbenv kbhw mnk
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto