How to Uninstall BallPoint Mouse from Windows 3.0

ID: Q75216

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BallPoint Mouse version 1.0
Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS, versions 8.x, 9.0
Microsoft Mouse Driver for Windows, version 9.0
Microsoft Windows, versions 3.0, 3.00a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Installing a BallPoint Mouse for MS-DOS and Windows modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI files, as well as create a new program group in Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

To have Windows load the original MOUSE.DRV, do the following:

In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, remove the following line:
```
      set mouse=c:\ballpt 
```

In the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, change the line
```
      mouse.drv= 
```
to
```
      mouse.drv=mouse.drv 
```
If the BallPoint Mouse was attached to a PS/2 style port when installed, look for the [386Enh] section in SYSTEM.INI. Change the line
```
      keyboard= 
```
to
```
      keyboard=*vkd 
```

From the MS-DOS prompt of the Windows subdirectory, type setup. Make sure that the "Mouse:" line reflects the type of mouse that was attached before the BallPoint Mouse.

To remove the newly added BallPoint Mouse Windows group, delete each icon inside the group, then delete the group.

Additional query words: 3.00 8.00 trackball remove

Keywords : win31 win30 wfwg
Version : MS-DOS:8.x,9.0; WINDOWS:1.0,9.0; :3.0,3.00a,3.1,3.11
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS
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