Mouse 9.0 Doesn't Function in MS-DOS Apps with PCAnywhere

ID: Q104233

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, version 9.0
Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x

SYMPTOMS

After you install Symantec's PCAnywhere version 1.0 for Windows, you may lose your mouse functionality in MS-DOS-based applications.

CAUSE

The new version of PCAnywhere for Windows loads its HOST driver file at the beginning of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. When this driver loads, it polls the communication ports for input. This constant polling prevents mouse functionality.

NOTE: The PCAnywhere HOST driver has no effect in Windows.

WORKAROUND

PCAnywhere installs the following line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:


   C:\Winaw\Aw5host -p=c:\Winaw -w=C:\windows -m=r)

If this line is loaded before the MOUSE.EXE file, the mouse does not move. To correct this problem, position this line after the MOUSE.EXE file.

Additional query words: 9.00 stops 3.1 6.0 6.2 6.21 6.22 6.00 6.20 pc anywhere any where


Keywords          : msdos 
Version           : 9.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999