Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!bu.edu!bucsf.bu.edu!eggbert From: eggbert@bucsf.bu.edu (Eugene Wang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: MS MOUSE.SYS Command Line Parameters Message-ID: Date: 20 Feb 90 15:31:58 GMT References: <1022@wubios.wustl.edu> <12087@thorin.cs.unc.edu> Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: Boston University Lines: 38 In-reply-to: davis@clocs.cs.unc.edu's message of 16 Feb 90 14:19:19 GMT >>>>> On 16 Feb 90 14:19:19 GMT, davis@clocs.cs.unc.edu (Mark Davis) said: ->> Could someone please tell me the command line parameters for MOUSE.SYS, ->> the mouse device driver distributed with Microsoft Word 4.0? ->> Running strings on MOUSE.SYS, I see a warning message about /i and /c, ->> but when I try to use these, (like "device=C\word4\mouse.sys /c:1" in ->> my config.sys), I get "invalid parameter" and the driver is not ->> installed. I really believe it will take command line switches, but I ->> just can't get any combination to work. ->> The reason I am asking is I just bought a cheap serial mouse (IMSI ->> brand, $29 from Jade). The driver supplied with the mouse works for ->> everything I have tried except for WORD in graphics mode (text works ->> fine). Then the buttons work, but the cursor is invisible. The WORD ->> reference manual mentions this symptom, and advises using the mouse ->> driver distributed with WORD. ->> When I try to use Microsoft's MOUSE.SYS, during boot it reports "mouse ->> not installed." I suspect it is only looking for a bus mouse and needs ->> a command line parameter to tell it to use the serial port. ->> Unfortunately, the WORD documentation says "See the manual that came ->> with your Microsoft Mouse," and I can't find a manual on this campus. ->> So I need your help. ->> Thanks - Mark (davis@cs.unc.edu or uunet!mcnc!davis) When the Microsoft mouse driver tries to load, it checks your address lines which includes your all your serial ports and buses for a true-blue Microsoft mouse. It it doesn't find one anywhere, the mouse driver refuses to load, assuming that a mouse is not installed and not taking up any memory. Check the manual for your own mouse. It should have some way of having your mouse emulate a Microsoft mouse. An example, I have a DFI mouse but if I hold down the left mouse button on power-up, it will emulate a Microsoft mouse and the Microsoft driver will load. The newest version is 7.0. Hope this helps... OA