Correct Entries for "MouseType=" in MOUSE.INI

ID: Q73370

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, version 8.0

SUMMARY

Some of the entries for the line "MouseType=" in the MOUSE.INI file are incorrect in early versions of the "Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide" and the "Microsoft Mouse User's Guide."

This information applies to the Microsoft Mouse, the Microsoft BallPoint Mouse, and the Microsoft Mouse driver version 8.0 ONLY.

MORE INFORMATION

This is a list of the CORRECT values for the "MouseType=" line in the MOUSE.INI file:


Allowable Value   Equivalent Switch    Microsoft Mouse
---------------   -----------------    ---------------
Serial                  none           On either COM1 or COM2
Serial1                 /C1            On COM1
Serial2                 /C2            On COM2
PS2                     /Z             On a PS/2 style mouse port
Bus                     /B             Older bus card
InPort                  none           InPort card
InPort1                 /I1            InPort card - J3 primary
InPort2                 /I2            InPort card - J3 secondary

NOTE: The MOUSE.INI file is NOT case sensitive. Any of the above valid values can be entered into the MOUSE.INI file in any combinations of capitals and lower case characters.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft BallPoint Mouse User's Guide." Version 8.0, document no. SY13339- 1190.

"Microsoft Mouse User's Guide." Version 8.0, document no. SY20990-0291.

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Version : 8.00
Platform : MS-DOS
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