HD0534: Mouse Driver 8.20a, Driver Only Update

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, version 8.20a

Microsoft has an Application Note titled "Mouse Driver 8.20a, Driver Only Update" (HD0534) that contains the basic mouse driver files to use with the Microsoft Mouse or Microsoft BallPoint Mouse running with the MS-DOS and Windows operating systems.

You can obtain this Application Note from Microsoft Product Support Services. For complete information, see the "To Obtain This Application Note" section at the end of this article.

THE TEXT OF HD0534

    Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
            HD0534: MOUSE DRIVER 8.20A, DRIVER ONLY UPDATE

                                                   Revision Date: 6/92
                                                         Disk Included

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  NOTE: The files included on the enclosed HD0534 disk are intended
  for use with the Microsoft Mouse and Microsoft BallPoint Mouse only.

   MOUSE.COM
   MOUSE.DRV
   MOUSE.SYS

  NOTE: This document is divided into two sections. If you are not an
  experienced MS-DOS user, proceed to the section titled "Detailed
  Manual Installation." Experienced MS-DOS/Windows users can perform
  the steps listed below for "Manual Installation."

Manual Installation (Experienced Users)

1. Locate the directory you are currently loading your MS-DOS mouse driver from. If it is loading from your Windows directory, we recommend that you create a directory called \MOUSE for your mouse driver files off of your root directory on drive C (that is, C:\MOUSE).

2. Copy any other MS-DOS mouse drivers that are on your hard disk to a floppy disk, then delete them from your hard disk.

3. Copy the three mouse driver files from the enclosed HD0534 disk to the directory you created in step 1.

4. If you load the MS-DOS mouse driver automatically, edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file to reflect any path changes to the mouse directory where you just copied the enclosed files.

5. If you use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, use a text editor such as Notepad to open the SYSTEM.INI file (located in your Windows directory) and change the line "mouse.drv=" in the [boot] section to show the correct path to the directory where you copied the MOUSE.DRV file. A typical example is the following:

         mouse.drv=c:\mouse\mouse.drv
   

6. Restart your computer.

Detailed Manual Installation (Novice Users)

1. Before installing the enclosed mouse driver files, we recommend that you delete any existing MS-DOS mouse driver files from your hard disk. Change to the root directory of drive C. To do this, at the command prompt type "c:" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER and then type "cd\ " (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER again.

2. If you are running MS-DOS version 5.0, use the following command to search all the subdirectories on drive C. Write down the name of the directory listed above any MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS files that are found.

   dir mouse.* /s/p

   NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, you will have to manually maneuver around into any subdirectories and look for mouse driver files. See your MS-DOS user's guide for instructions on how to do this.

3. If your hard disk has more than one partition, such as drive D, repeat steps 1 and 2, substituting D: for C:. Do this for all drive letters you have.

4. Copy all the MOUSE.COM and MOUSE.SYS files that you find to a formatted floppy disk. Label the disk "Old Mouse Files." To copy the files, at the command prompt, type the entire directory path you wrote down in step 1, ending in the filename, followed by the drive you placed your floppy disk in. For example, type

   copy c:\dos\mouse.com a:

   where "c:\dos" is the directory you wrote down, "mouse.com" is the name of the file found, and the floppy disk is in drive A.

5. After copying the mouse drivers to a floppy disk, you should then delete those files from your hard disk. Following the example above, you would type the following at the command prompt

   del c:\dos\mouse.com

   to delete the MOUSE.COM file from the C:\DOS directory. Do this for each file you found.

6. Change back to the root directory on drive C (see step 1). Check for a directory named \MOUSE. To do this, type the following at the MS-DOS prompt:

   dir *.

7. If a \MOUSE directory is not listed, you should create one. If a \MOUSE directory is listed, then skip to step 8. To create the \MOUSE directory, type:

   md mouse

8. Place the enclosed HD0534 disk in your floppy disk drive and copy the files to the C:\MOUSE directory. For example, if your floppy disk is in drive A, you would type:

   copy a:\*.* c:\mouse

9. If you would like your mouse driver software to load automatically, change to the root directory on drive C (see step 1). Prepare to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

   NOTE: Prior to editing the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you should make a backup copy of it first. Use the following command to make a backup copy of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

   copy c:\autoexec.bat c:\autoexec.old

10. If you are running MS-DOS 5.0, type the following:

    edit autoexec.bat

    NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, see your MS-DOS user's guide for instructions on editing this file.

11. Add the following line to the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To move the cursor around, press the arrow keys:

    c:\mouse\mouse /y

12. Remove any other lines in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file that contain the word "mouse," except for the PATH statement. For the PATH statement, remove only the <section> of that line that contains the word "mouse." Save the file and exit the editor.

13. If you use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, start Windows (if it is not already running). If you don't use Windows 3.0 or 3.1, skip to step 16. Prepare to edit the SYSTEM.INI file by making a backup of it.

    NOTE: To make a backup copy of your SYSTEM.INI file, start File Manager and open the Windows directory (by default, this is C:\WINDOWS). Select the SYSTEM.INI file and choose Copy from the File menu. In the To box, type the following:

    system.old

14. Open the SYSTEM.INI file in a text editor such as Notepad. Find the following line in the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file

    mouse.drv=***

    where "***" could be anything.

15. Change the line found in step 14 to read as follows, then save the SYSTEM.INI file by choosing Save from the File menu in Notepad.

    mouse.drv=c:\mouse\mouse.drv

16. Quit Windows (if it is running) or MS-DOS Editor and restart your computer.

Optional Steps

1. Depending on how much free space you have on your hard disk, you

       may want to delete any files found in other mouse directories
       (such as C:\MOUSE1) in steps 2 and 3. If you have a CPANEL.COM
       file, you may want to copy it to your C:\MOUSE directory, but you
       do not have to do this. For more information on this file, skip to
       step 18.
   

          CAUTION: Do not delete any files from C:\DOS or C:\WINDOWS
          other than MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS.
   

       If you had a directory similar to the one used as an example
       (C:\MOUSE1), you can delete all the files in it, and remove the
       directory. For information on the commands necessary to do this,
       see your MS-DOS user's guide.
   

          NOTE: We recommend that you copy any files you plan to delete
          from your hard disk to the Old Mouse Files floppy disk used in
          step 4. This will give you a backup copy of those files in case
          you have problems.
   

2. Depending on how your mouse was previously installed, you may or

       may not have a CPANEL.COM file. You do not need this file, but if
       you have one, it should be copied to the C:\MOUSE directory. This
       file contains the mouse Control Panel, which allows you to change
       the speed of the mouse cursor in MS-DOS applications. This file
       will also be helpful for troubleshooting should you ever need to
       contact Microsoft Product Support Services.
   

       If you are running MS-DOS 5.0, change back to the root directory
       of drive C (see step 1). At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the
       following command, and write down any directories listed above any
       CPANEL.COM files that are found:
   

          dir cpanel.com /s/p
   

          NOTE: If you are using a previous version of MS-DOS, you will
          have to manually maneuver around into any subdirectories and
          look for CPANEL.COM. See your MS-DOS manual for the
          instructions on how to do this.
   

3. Type the following command at the MS-DOS command prompt to copy

       any CPANEL.COM files that you find to your C:\MOUSE directory. If
       more than one file is found, copy only the file with the most
       recent file date. In this example, the CPANEL.COM file was found
       in a directory called C:\MOUSE1:
   

          copy c:\mouse1\cpanel.com c:\mouse\*.*
   

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE

• You can have this Application Note mailed to you by calling Microsoft Product Support Services Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time at (425) 635-7040. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area.