How to Manually Install the Version 10.0 Mouse Driver

ID: Q126748

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS, version 10.0
Microsoft IntelliPoint software versions 1.0, 1.0a

SUMMARY

This article describes how to manually install the Microsoft Mouse driver version 10.0 for MS-DOS that is shipped with the Microsoft IntelliPoint software versions 1.0 and 1.0a.

MORE INFORMATION

Versions of the Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS prior to version 10.0 require only that you expand either the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.EXE file to your computer's hard disk.

Version 10.0 of the Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS requires language support files as well as the MOUSE.EXE file. To manually install the Microsoft Mouse driver version 10.0 for MS-DOS, follow these steps:

Create an MSINPUT directory and an MSINPUT\MOUSE subdirectory by typing the following lines at an MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      md c:\msinput
      md c:\msinput\mouse 
```

Change to the MSINPUT\MOUSE subdirectory by typing the following line at the MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      cd c:\msinput\mouse 
```

Insert the IntelliPoint software disk in drive A (or drive B) and then expand the four necessary files by typing the following lines at the MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      expand a:mouse.ex_ c:\msinput\mouse\mouse.exe
      expand a:mouse.en_ c:\msinput\mouse\mouse.lan
      expand a:mbpcpl.ex_ c:\msinput\mouse\mousecpl.exe
      expand a:mbpcpl.en_ c:\msinput\mouse\mousecpl.lan 
```
NOTE: If you are using drive B instead of drive A, substitute "b:" for "a:" in each of the four lines above.

To set the appropriate environment variable and cause the mouse driver to be loaded automatically when you start your computer, follow these steps:

Change to the root directory by typing the following line at an MS-DOS command prompt:
```
      cd \  
```

Type the following line to open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for editing:
```
      edit autoexec.bat 
```

Add the following lines at the beginning of the file:


      SET MSINPUT=C:\MSINPUT
      C:\MSINPUT\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE /Q

Save and then close the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Restart your computer.

Additional query words: 1.00a 10.00


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Version           : 1.00 1.00a 10.00
Platform          : MS-DOS 
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Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999