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Q83322: Pen Cursor Doesn’t Appear When Tablet in Use

Article: Q83322
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 02-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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If you use a tablet after Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing is installed and
no mouse cursor appears on the screen, use the YESMOUSE.DRV driver.

The mouse cursor is displayed only if the mouse driver detects that mouse
hardware is present on the system. The workaround is to use the YESMOUSE.DRV
driver, which displays the mouse cursor.

To install this driver, modify the SYSTEM.INI file. In the [boot] section, change
the "mouse.drv=" line to:

     [boot]
     mouse.drv=yesmouse.drv

If the YESMOUSE.DRV file is not in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, then it can be
expanded from the original disks using the EXPAND utility.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 penwin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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