Mouse Systems OEM Driver for Windows

ID: Q80178

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The Mouse Systems mouse includes replacement drivers for use with Windows version 3.0.

There are two drivers for the Mouse Systems mouse and Windows 3.0:

3BC2WIN3.DRV: This is the driver for the three-button protocol mouse on COM2.

GNRWIN3.DRV: This is the driver for the two-button AND three-button protocol mouse (or PC Trackball) on COM ports or a bus port.

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Installing a Driver

To install one of the above drivers:

Run Windows Setup.

From the Options menu, select Change System Settings.

Select Other and press ENTER.

NOTE: This requires a disk provided by a hardware manufacturer.

Insert the Mouse Systems disk and enter the correct path for the disk.

Choose one of the following options, then press ENTER:
- Mouse Systems, GENERAL VERSION, Windows 3.0
- Mouse Systems 3 Button Mouse on COM2, Windows 3.0

Choose Accept the Configuration Shown Above and press ENTER.

Installing the Bus Mouse Virtual Mouse Driver

Mouse Systems also has a replacement virtual mouse driver for their bus mouse. To use this driver:

Copy the file VMD.386 from the Mouse Systems disk to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

Using a text editor such as Notepad, edit the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. Change the line that reads:
```
     mouse=*vmd 
```
to:
```
     mouse=vmd.386 
```

These drivers are available on the Mouse Systems BBS. Download the self- extracting file called WIN3DRV.EXE. Contained in this file are the following files:

GRNWIN3.DRV
3BC2WIN3.DRV
VMD.386
WINDOWS3.DOC

The products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.0 3.0a

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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