Microsoft KB Archive/98193

= Changes in Mouse Setup Program =

PSS ID Number: 98193

Article Last Modified on 9/24/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Mouse

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This article was previously published under Q98193



SUMMARY
This article discusses changes between the setup programs for the Microsoft Mouse driver versions 8.2 and 9.0.



New Functionality Provided with Version 8.2 Setup
The setup program included with version 8.2 of the Microsoft Mouse Driver provides the following new functions: Windows Setup  Setup allows you to set up the mouse from either MS-DOS or Windows. (Previous versions of Setup did not               provide the Windows option.) The Windows Setup option requires an additional device load library (DLL) file, WCOMMON.DLL, which provides file copy, import help file, and other drawing functions.

Copyright/     Version 8.2 includes a function that displays Registration   copyright warning messages and allows you to register as the owner of the software.

BallPoint      Version 8.2 provides the Orientation program, which Orientation    allows you to set the direction for the pointer to                travel on the screen when you move the mouse.

New Functionality Provided with Version 9.0 Setup
The setup program included with version 9.0 includes the functionality of 8.2 and the following additions: Mouse          The BallPoint Orientation program included in version Orientation    8.2 is replaced by functions in Mouse Manager. In               version 9.0, you orient your Mouse or BallPoint Mouse from the Mouse Manager dialog box in Control Panel. You can start this program from the MS-DOS version of the Setup program or from the RUN= line in Windows that Setup modifies.

Tutorial       Version 9.0 includes a tutorial utility called ERGODEMO.DLL, which you can run from the Windows version of Setup or from Mouse Manager.

Mouse Manager  The Mouse Control Panel for Windows (POINT.EXE) and for MS-DOS (CPANEL) are combined and renamed MOUSEMGR.EXE.

Additional query words: 9.00 mice mgr mousemgr

Keywords: KB98193

Technology: kbMouseSearch kbMSHardwareSearch

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