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From: goldman@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Windows in the DOS box
Message-ID: <316.27bfba96@mbcl.rutgers.edu>
Date: 18 Feb 91 15:29:26 GMT
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In article <666630891.22483@minster.york.ac.uk>, paulb@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
> Does anyone know how to get Windows to recognise the mouse when running
> in the DOS box?  I can get ordinary programs to recognise it, but not
> windows.  I assume that this is because Windows uses it's own mouse
> driver.  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul

I've been able to get Windows to recognise a microsoft Inport mouse with its
jumper set to COM3.  Otherwise, I can't get Windows to recognise the mouse
either.  As an idea (one that I will probably try out too) how about 
reordering your config.sys so that com0X.sys line comes before the POINTDD
section?  I assume that you have noticed that, on boot, the COM0X.sys driver
doesn't recognise the port to which the mouse is attached.

			Adrian
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