Microsoft KB Archive/82367

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Erratic Mouse Behavior on Computers with Phoenix BIOS

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Q82367

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft BallPoint Mouse versions 1.0, 2.0
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
The mouse pointer may move erratically when you move it across the screen in Windows.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you use a PS/2-style BallPoint Mouse with a Phoenix Technologies BIOS.

Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups 3.1x
To correct this problem, follow these steps:

 Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Mouse.ini file in the Windows folder.  Add the following line to the [Mouse] section of the file: "PhoenixBIOS=True" Save and then close the file. Restart Windows.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 3.11

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbMSHardwareSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 kbWin95 kbBallPointMouse100 kbBallPointMouse200