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Microsoft Windows 98 README
for Pointing Devices
July 1997
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to
supplement the Microsoft Windows 98 documentation.
HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
To view Mouse.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
To print Mouse.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then use the Print command on the File menu.
CONTENTS
WINDOWS DRIVER LIBRARY (WDL)
LOGITECH MOUSE
MOUSE SYSTEMS/GENIUS
MICROSOFT NATURAL KEYBOARDS
MICROSOFT INTELLIPOINT 1.00
MICROSOFT BALLPOINT MOUSE
WINDOWS DRIVER LIBRARY (WDL)
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Windows 98 includes drivers for most mouse types.
>>>To obtain additional or updated drivers from the Windows Driver Library (WDL):
1. If you do not have access to a modem, request a floppy disk that
contains the driver by calling Microsoft Technical Support. Then proceed to step 3. If you have a modem, download the driver to a floppy disk from one of the following online services.
Service Location of drivers ------- ------------------- The Microsoft Network Windows 98 area Worldwide Web http://www.microsoft.com Gopher gopher://gopher.microsoft.com FTP ftp://ftp.microsoft.com Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) In the United States, call (425) 936-6735. Outside the U.S., contact your local Microsoft subsidiary.
2. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the icon for
the floppy disk drive that contains the file you downloaded, and then click the file itself. This extracts the driver.
3. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
4. Click the Mouse icon, click the General tab, and then click
Change.
5. Click Browse, and then locate the file you extracted in step 2.
6. Click OK in the Open dialog box and in the Install From Disk
dialog box.
NOTE: The drivers are available at no charge; however, standard
connect-time fees and long-distance telephone charges, if
any, apply.
LOGITECH MOUSE
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The Windows 98 Logitech driver supports Logitech MouseWare features. To use the middle button of a three-button Logitech Mouse, use the Logitech Mouse Control Center that came with your mouse.
If you are running Windows 98, do not run the Logitech MouseWare Setup program that was written for Windows 3.1. If you do, open Mouse properties, click the General tab, and then click Change. Then select the appropriate Windows 98 Logitech mouse type.
If you use a Logitech serial mouse, but there is a PS/2 mouse port on your computer, Windows 98 may not correctly install the Logitech driver. If this occurs, use the Device Manager tab in System properties to change the PS/2 mouse item, if present, to Logitech Serial Mouse.
MOUSE SYSTEMS/GENIUS
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Windows 98 does not have built-in drivers for the Mouse Systems or Genius 3-button mouse. The standard mouse driver will work with these devices in their 2-button mode. Driver updates are available from the Windows Driver Library or in the \Drivers\Mouse folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.
MICROSOFT NATURAL KEYBOARDS
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Windows 98 has built-in support for your Microsoft Natural Keyboard. Windows logo keys have added functionality under the new operating system.
You will be unable to install IntelliType version 1.00 under Windows 98. If you upgrade to Windows 98 over a previously installed Windows 3.1 configuration, IntelliType will have limited functionality.
If you are upgrading a Windows 3.1x configuration that has IntelliType version 1.00 software, it is recommended that you delete the following line from your System.ini file, which is located in the folder that contains your Windows 98 files:
taskman.exe=TASKSW16.EXE
This will deactivate the Windows 3.1 IntelliType Task Manager and ensure full support of the Windows logo keys under Windows 98.
MICROSOFT INTELLIPOINT 1.00
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Windows 98 has built-in support for your Microsoft mouse.
You will be unable to install IntelliPoint version 1.00 under Windows 98. If you upgrade to Windows 98 over a previously installed Windows 3.1 configuration, IntelliPoint will have limited functionality. Contact Microsoft for an updated version of IntelliPoint software.
MICROSOFT BALLPOINT MOUSE
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If you need to adjust settings for your BallPoint mouse such as orientation, use the Mouse Manager or IntelliPoint control panel icon that came with your mouse. If this control panel is not already installed on your computer, contact Microsoft for an updated version of the mouse software.
