Mouse Pointer for C3KMMP3 Mouse Moves to Left Side of Screen

• Microsoft Mouse driver version 9.01

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Microsoft Mouse version 2.0 device (FCC ID C3KMMP3) with version 9.01 of the Microsoft Mouse driver on a computer that has a Phoenix BIOS, the mouse pointer moves to the left side of the screen.

CAUSE

This problem usually occurs with a Microsoft BallPoint mouse attached to a PS/2-style port on a computer with a Phoenix BIOS. The Phoenix BIOS handles the PS/2 port differently than do other types of BIOS, causing a loss of position data. The C3KMMP3 device is a new desktop mouse that produces the same symptoms as the BallPoint mouse when it is attached to a PS/2 port on a computer with a Phoenix BIOS. The problem occurs in both MS-DOS and Windows.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, follow these steps:

1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Mouse.ini file in the Windows folder.



2. Add the following line to the [mouse] section of the file:

   
         PhoenixBios=TRUE 




3. Save and then close the file.



4. Restart Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

On some computers, the mouse driver identifies the pointing device as a BallPoint mouse and adds the following line to the [mouse] section of the Mouse.ini file:

   Device=Ballpoint 

Additional query words: 9.01

Keywords          : win31 wfwg 
Version           : 9.01
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : 

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999