Microsoft Mouse Driver Setup On Floppy Disks

ID: Q81579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, and 9.0

SUMMARY

When installing your Microsoft Mouse software to a floppy disk, the Microsoft Mouse Setup program expects an MS-DOS system disk in the destination drive if it needs to alter the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

MORE INFORMATION

If you would like Setup to install to a floppy disk and you want it to alter the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you must have an MS-DOS system disk in the destination drive. If it is not, the following message will be displayed:


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The disk in drive A: does not contain the
DOS System files.  Please insert a disk that
contains these files into the drive.

Press ENTER to continue, F3 to exit Setup

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At this point, you must either

Exit, make an MS-DOS system disk, and rerun Setup

Insert a MS-DOS system disk and press ENTER

Exit, rerun Setup, and do not choose to alter the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Any of the following will alter your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

Choosing to load the mouse automatically

Choosing to load the Control Panel automatically

Choosing to add the Mouse directory to the PATH statement

To make an MS-DOS system disk, do the following:

Insert a disk in drive A.

NOTE: All information on this disk will be erased so DO NOT USE a disk with any files of importance on it.

From the drive C command prompt, enter the following command:

format a: /s

When the format is complete, you will have an MS-DOS system disk. You can now rerun the Microsoft Mouse Setup program and choose any options.

Additional query words: install fails MSetup


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Version           : 6.x 7.x 8.x 9.00
Platform          : MS-DOS 
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Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999