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Q50829: Characters Appear on COM1 with Logitech Driver

Article: Q50829
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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If you are using the Logitech mouse driver with Microsoft Windows, when you
start Windows, about four garbled characters are sent through the COM1 port.

This behavior is normal operation. The Logitech driver is searching for the
presence of a Logitech mouse. The codes sent through the serial port are
necessary to detect the mouse.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Logitech products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products'
performance or reliability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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