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From: C0361@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu ( Thomas Jenkins)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: How to detect MS Mouse driver
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Date: 26 Nov 90 15:05:54 GMT
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According to the MSDOS Extensions guide I have, the best way to detect if the
MS Mouse driver is present is:

Set AX to zero
call INT 33h
if AX <> 0 then driver loaded  BX -> number of mouse buttons
else not present.

tom

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