Microsoft Input Devices Folder Is Empty After You Install Driver

ID: Q142422

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

After you install a Microsoft input device driver, the Microsoft Input Devices folder may be empty, although the installation program completes successfully.


RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, manually add the missing shortcuts to the following folder

<drive>:\<windows>\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Input Devices
where <drive> is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Microsoft Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.

The following tables list the file names and locations of the shortcuts.

IntelliPoint Software


   Shortcut name              File name and location
   --------------------------------------------------------

   Tools and Controls         C:\Msinput\Mouse\Mousex32.exe
   Tool Bar                   C:\Msinput\Mouse\Inbar32.exe
   Readme                     C:\Msinput\Mouse\Readme.txt
   Online User's Guide_Help   C:\Msinput\Mouse\Ipoint.hlp
   Uninstall                  C:\Msinput\Mouse\Uninstal.exe

IntelliType Software


   Shortcut name              File name and location
   -----------------------------------------------------------

   Manager                    C:\Windows\Kbdx.exe
   Readme                     C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Readme.txt
   Online User's Guide_Help   C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Itype.hlp
   Uninstall                  C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Uninstal.exe

EasyBall


   Shortcut name              File name and location
   -----------------------------------------------------------

   Properties                 C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ezbalx32.exe
   Pointerland                C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ptrlnd16.exe
   Readme                     C:\Msinput\Easyball\Readme.txt
   Online User's Guide_Help   C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ezball.hlp
   Uninstall                  C:\Msinput\Easyball\Uninst32.exe

SideWinder 3D Pro


   Shortcut name              File name and location
   --------------------------------------------------------------------

   Readme                     C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Readme.txt
   Online User's Guide_Help   C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Sidewndr.hlp
   Uninstall                  C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Uninstal.exe


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about creating shortcuts, click Start, click Help, click the Find tab, type adding a program to the Start or Programs menu, and then click Display.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 side winder mouse intelli type point 


Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbimu 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 5, 1999