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In article <10289@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU> caa@Midgard.MN.ORG (Charles Anderson) writes:
}   A friend of mine recently purchase and IBM PS 2 Model 30 with
}DOS version 4.0, MS Windows V2.1, and a Logitech Series 2 mouse.
}
}The problem is that despite repeatedly installing both the mouse
}and Windows, when the Windows program is run, the mouse gives no
}response, and the pointer does not even appear on the screen.
}
}The mouse works fine otherwise (for example in Dosshell) and the
}Windows program runs fine except for the mouse problem.
}
}Does anyone have any idea what the problem is and how it can be
}fixed?
}
}Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I had the identical problem with a friend's PS/2 model 50z.  It turned out
Windows didn't like all the TSRs that were loaded with the DOS shell.
FASTOPEN was a particularly bad offender that wouldn't let me install the
Logitech mouse as an IBM mouse.  When I disabled FASTOPEN everything
worked fine.

Note:  A call to Microsoft revealed they've had other problems with
Windows under DOS 4.0.  They sent us an updated version that was supposed
to solve some of them.  They didn't mention any specifics, but it's up and
running now with no problems.

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