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Article ID: 132867 - Last Review: January 19, 2007 - Revision: 1.3
Microsoft Mouse detected as standard mouse
This article was previously published under Q132867
When you install Windows on a computer with a Microsoft Mouse attached,
a standard mouse driver may be installed instead of a Microsoft Mouse
driver. This problem is known to occur with the Microsoft Serial Mouse,
Microsoft PS/2 Port Mouse, Microsoft InPort Adapter Mouse, and Microsoft
Ballpoint mouse attached to a PS/2-style port. The standard mouse drivers
that may be installed are the Standard Serial Mouse, Standard PS/2 Port
Mouse, and InPort Adapter Mouse drivers.
This problem occurs when Pointer.exe is not present on the "Load=" line in
the Win.ini file when you run Setup.
Windows does not have the ability to distinguish between a Microsoft
Mouse and a mouse that is Microsoft-compatible. During the hardware
detection portion of Setup, the only criteria Setup can use in determining
whether or not an installed mouse is actually a Microsoft Mouse is whether
or not Pointer.exe is present on the "Load=" line in the Win.ini file.
If Pointer.exe is not present on the "Load=" line, a standard driver is
installed, even if a Microsoft Mouse is connected to the computer.
Using a standard mouse driver instead of a Microsoft Mouse driver does not
affect the functionality of the Microsoft Mouse. To cause the hardware
detection portion of Setup to detect the mouse as a Microsoft Mouse, make
sure that Pointer.exe is present on the "Load=" line in the Win.ini file.
To replace a standard mouse driver with a Microsoft Mouse driver, follow
these steps:
- In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
- On the Device Manager tab, double-click the Mouse branch on the
hardware tree, and then double-click the standard mouse.
- On the Driver tab, click Change Driver.
- Click the Show All Devices option.
- In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft. In the Models box, click
the Microsoft Mouse that is connected to your computer, and then
click OK.
The Pointer.exe and Pointer.dll files used by Microsoft Mouse Manager and
by the Microsoft IntelliPoint software are updated to Windows versions
when a Microsoft Mouse driver is installed. These files are not updated
when a standard mouse driver is installed.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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