Mouse and IBM Page Printer Hang System

ID: Q33117


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS, versions 6.x, 7.x


SUMMARY

When using the Microsoft Mouse with an IBM Page Printer, the mouse driver must use MOUSE.SYS rather than MOUSE.COM. To use the mouse with an IBM Page Printer, do the following:

  1. Copy MOUSE.SYS from the Setup/Basic Menus disk to the MOUSE1 subdirectory of your hard drive.


  2. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (found in the root directory) and remove the following line:
    
          /MOUSE1/MOUSE 


  3. Edit your CONFIG.SYS file (also found in the root directory) and insert the following line prior to the line that loads the Page Printer driver:
    
          DEVICE=C:\MOUSE1\MOUSE.SYS 


  4. Reboot the machine. The mouse now can be used in conjunction with the Page Printer.


This information applies to the Microsoft Mouse Driver versions 6.00 through 7.04 for MS-DOS systems.

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Version : MS-DOS:6.x,7.x
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Last Reviewed: December 16, 1999
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