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>>>>> 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...
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