Microsoft KB Archive/142422

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Microsoft Input Devices Folder Is Empty After You Install Driver

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ID: Q142422

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft EasyBall version 1.0
 * Microsoft IntelliPoint software version 1.1
 * Microsoft IntelliType software version 1.1
 * Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro, version 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS
After you install a Microsoft input device driver, the Microsoft Input Devices folder may be empty, although the installation program completes successfully.

RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, manually add the missing shortcuts to the following folder

":\ \Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Input Devices" where is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Microsoft Windows is installed and is the folder in which Windows is installed.

The following tables list the file names and locations of the shortcuts.

IntelliPoint Software
  Shortcut name              File name and location

Tools and Controls        C:\Msinput\Mouse\Mousex32.exe Tool Bar                  C:\Msinput\Mouse\Inbar32.exe Readme                    C:\Msinput\Mouse\Readme.txt Online User's Guide_Help  C:\Msinput\Mouse\Ipoint.hlp Uninstall                 C:\Msinput\Mouse\Uninstal.exe

IntelliType Software
  Shortcut name              File name and location ---

Manager                   C:\Windows\Kbdx.exe Readme                    C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Readme.txt Online User's Guide_Help  C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Itype.hlp Uninstall                 C:\Msinput\Keyboard\Uninstal.exe

EasyBall
  Shortcut name              File name and location ---

Properties                C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ezbalx32.exe Pointerland               C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ptrlnd16.exe Readme                    C:\Msinput\Easyball\Readme.txt Online User's Guide_Help  C:\Msinput\Easyball\Ezball.hlp Uninstall                 C:\Msinput\Easyball\Uninst32.exe

SideWinder 3D Pro
  Shortcut name              File name and location

Readme                    C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Readme.txt Online User's Guide_Help  C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Sidewndr.hlp Uninstall                 C:\Msinput\Joystick\Sidewndr\Uninstal.exe

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
For more information about creating shortcuts, click Start, click Help, click the Find tab, type adding a program to the Start or Programs menu, and then click Display.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 side winder mouse intelli type point

Keywords : kbenv kbhw kbimu

Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,95

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbprb

Technology :