Reference number: CH000007
Getting the mouse to work in MS-DOS.
Issue:Getting the mouse to work in MS-DOS.
Cause:Without drivers the computer mouse will not load in MS-DOS
Solution:
Note: This document applies to older computers running
MS-DOS and not a command line from Windows. If you looking for help
in getting your USB mouse to work see
document CH000298.
For the mouse to work in a real DOS environment, you must have either the
Microsoft Mouse driver mouse.com loading in your autoexec.bat file, or the mouse device driver
mouse.sys loading in your config.sys file.
Before placing any information into the Autoexec.bat / Config.sys you need
to locate one of those files on your computer. To locate a file in MS-DOS type either of the
below commands at C:\>.
dir mouse.com /s
or
dir mouse.sys /s
Once either of the commands are typed in you should receive a listing of
what directory contains one of the above files. If you get file not found, try the
alternate command.
Once the file has been located on the computer, depending upon
what file
is found, use one of the below examples.
IN AUTOEXEC.BAT:
LH C:\Windows\MOUSE.COM
IN CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\Windows\MOUSE.SYS
Keep in mind that the above two lines are examples, and if either file is
located in another directory, you would need to substitute the C:\Windows\ for the
directory the file was actually found in.
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