Microsoft KB Archive/72196

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Mouse Movement Is Erratic in Dosshell with Windows

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Q72196

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
You may experience erratic mouse movements if you run the MS-DOS 4.01 Dosshell program (DOSSHELL.BAT) from within Microsoft Windows version 3.0. The mouse driver used in the DOSSHELL.BAT file does not function properly under Windows.

To solve this problem, the mouse driver in DOSSHELL.BAT should be removed.

MORE INFORMATION
Dosshell is a file management program supplied with MS-DOS version 4.01. Dosshell provides an easy to use interface to MS-DOS. Files can be copied, moved, renamed, and deleted without having to remember the MS-DOS commands.

The mouse driver used in DOSSHELL.BAT does not function properly under Windows. To solve this problem, remove the driver from the &quot;@SHELLC&quot; line, and use MOUSE.SYS (in CONFIG.SYS) or MOUSE.COM (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) instead.

The possible drivers used in DOSSHELL.BAT are:

MOS:PCIBMDRV.MOS

MOS:PCMSPDRV.MOS

MOS:PCMSDRV.MOS DOSSHELL.BAT can be found in the DOS directory. It can be edited with any text editor, such as Edlin or Windows Notepad. Look for a line similar to the following:

  @SHELLC MOS:PCIBMDRV.MOS/TRAN/COLOR/DOS/MENU/MUL/SND /MEU:SHELL.MEU/CLR:SHELL.CLR/PROMPT/MAINT/EXIT/SWAP/DATE After removing the mouse driver, the line should be similar to the following:

  @SHELLC/TRAN/COLOR/DOS/MENU/MUL/SND/MEU:SHELL.MEU /CLR:SHELL.CLR/PROMPT/MAINT/EXIT/SWAP/DATE Additional query words: 3.00 win30 3.00a

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a