Microsoft KB Archive/123031

= After Installing IntelliPoint: "Unable to Locate C:\MSINPUT" =

Article ID: 123031

Article Last Modified on 12/22/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft IntelliPoint 1.0 Home Edition
 * Microsoft IntelliPoint 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q123031





SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft IntelliPoint software, an error message similar to the following is displayed when you try to run a Windows-based application:

Unable to locate C:\MSINPUT

NOTE: Receiving this error typically does not affect the performance of the Windows-based application.



CAUSE
The Microsoft IntelliPoint Setup program modifies the mouse.drv= line in the SYSTEM.INI file to read as follows:   mouse.drv=c:\msinput\msinput.drv This line creates a problem for applications that read only a limited number of characters from the mouse.drv= line. Because they can no longer read the entire line, they attempt to locate a driver other than MSINPUT.DRV in the C:\MSINPUT directory and are unable to do so.



RESOLUTION
To prevent the error message from appearing, do the following:  Quit Windows, and then open the SYSTEM.INI file in MS-DOS Editor by typing the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:

edit c:\windows\system.ini

 Modify the mouse.drv= line located in the [boot] section to read as follows:

mouse.drv=msinput.drv

 Save the file and quit MS-DOS Editor. Copy the MSINPUT.DRV file from the C:\MSINPUT directory to the C:\WINDOWS directory by typing the following command at the MS-DOS prompt:

copy c:\msinput\msinput.drv c:\windows

 Restart Windows.</li></ol>

You should now be able to run the Windows-based application without receiving the error message.

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MORE INFORMATION
The following applications are known to encounter this problem:

Aldus Photostyler
Aldus Photostyler can read only the first 20 characters from the mouse.drv= line. As a result, it returns the exact error message mentioned in the SYMPTOMS section of this article. The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 3rdparty 9.00 10.0 1.0 mouse intellipoint aldus photo style

Keywords: KB123031

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