DOCUMENT:Q84349 28-SEP-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Windows 3.1 Does Not Install MS-DOS Mouse Driver PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Setup does not expand MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS into the Windows directory unless MOUSE.SYS is loaded from the CONFIG.SYS file or MOUSE.COM is loaded from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. MORE INFORMATION ================ To expand these files into the Windows directory, use one of the following commands at the command prompt expand a:\mouse.co_ c:\windows\mouse.com -or- expand a:\mouse.sy_ c:\windows\mouse.sys where the files are located on the following disks: Filename Filename Disk Number File Size (Expanded) (Compressed) 1.44MB 1.2MB 720K (Compd) (Expnd) ---------- ------------ ------ ----- ---- ------- ------- MOUSE.COM MOUSE.CO_ 4 4 A 31,328 56,408 MOUSE.SYS MOUSE.SY_ 4 5 A 30,733 55,160 When installing the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, if the Microsoft Mouse driver is loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file (as in the example below), it is possible that Setup will not detect the MS-DOS- level Microsoft Mouse driver: install=mouse.com Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.