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Q83735: LVMD.386 and LMOUSE.DRV Not Installed with Windows 3.1

Article: Q83735
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-OCT-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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When Express Setup is used to upgrade Microsoft Windows 3.0a to Microsoft
Windows 3.1 or 3.11 on a system with a Logitech mouse, the LMOUSE.DRV file and
the virtual driver file LVMD.386 are not installed.

This article describes the procedure for installing these drivers.

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To install these drivers:

1. At the MS-DOS command prompt, copy EXPAND.EXE from Disk 3 of the Windows
  setup disks to the root directory on drive C. For example, if disk 3 is in
  drive A, you would type the following and press ENTER:

  copy a:expand.exe c:\

2. Delete the LMOUSE.DRV file in the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory. To do this,
  use the MS-DOS CD command to change to the Windows\SYSTEM subdirectory, then
  issue the MS-DOS DEL command. The following is an example (press ENTER at the
  end of each line):

        cd\windows\system
        del lmouse.drv

3. If you are using 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB Windows setup disks, insert Disk 2. If you
  are using 720K disks insert Disk 4.

4. Type the following commands (press ENTER at the end of each line):

  expand a:lmouse.dr_ c:\windows\system\lmouse.drv

  expand a:lvmd.38_ c:\windows\system\lvmd.386

5. Edit the SYSTEM.INI file with a standard ASCII text editor (such as Notepad
  or the Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0 Editor) and make sure the following two
  lines exist under the correct section header.

  The following line should already exist:

        [boot]
        MOUSE.DRV=LMOUSE.DRV

  The following line replaces MOUSE=*VMD:

        [386Enh]
        MOUSE=LVMD.386

NOTE: If you run Setup from inside of Windows to switch from any available mouse
selection and switch to Logitech Mouse, then LMOUSE.DRV and LVMD.386 are copied
to your system from the Windows disks. LMOUSE.COM is not copied. LMOUSE.COM is
necessary for mouse support for non-Windows-based applications and should be
loaded before starting Windows.

Use the following command line to expand LMOUSE.COM from the Windows disks:

  expand a:\lmouse.co_ c:\windows\lmouse.com

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 upgrade update set up

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

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