How to Uninstall BallPoint Mouse from Windows 3.0

ID: Q75216

8.x 9.00 MS-DOS kbhw

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BallPoint Mouse, version 1.0
Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 8.x, 9.0
Microsoft Mouse Driver for Windows, version 9.0
Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.00a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Installing a BallPoint Mouse for MS-DOS and Windows modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI files, as well as create a new program group in Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

To have Windows load the original MOUSE.DRV, do the following:

1. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, remove the following line:

      set mouse=c:\ballpt

2. In the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, change the line

      mouse.drv=

   to

      mouse.drv=mouse.drv

   If the BallPoint Mouse was attached to a PS/2 style port when
   installed, look for the [386Enh] section in SYSTEM.INI.
   Change the line

      keyboard=

   to

      keyboard=*vkd

3. From the MS-DOS prompt of the Windows subdirectory, type "setup"

   (without the quotation marks). Make sure that the "Mouse:" line
   reflects the type of mouse that was attached before the BallPoint
   Mouse.

4. To remove the newly added BallPoint Mouse Windows group,

   delete each icon inside the group, then delete the group.

KBCategory: kbhw KBSubcategory: win30 win31 wfw wfwg Additional reference words: 3.00 8.00 trackball remove

Keywords          : win31 win30 wfwg 
Version           : 8.x 9.00
Platform          : MS-DOS

Last Reviewed: September 18, 1996