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Q85127: Changes to the SYSTEM.INI Made by BallPoint Mouse

Article: Q85127
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: 10-OCT-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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When a Microsoft BallPoint mouse is installed into Microsoft Windows version 3.0
or is being restored from a failed Windows 3.1 installation, the following
changes are made to the SYSTEM.INI file:

  From                            To
  ----                            --

  [boot]
  mouse.drv=mouse.drv             mouse.drv=c:\ballpt\mouse.drv

  [386enh]
  keyboard=*vkd                   keyboard=c:\ballpt\bpvkd.386

MORE INFORMATION
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BPVKD.386 is not required for Windows 3.1 because its functionality has been
built into the *VKD driver in WIN386.EXE.

The BallPoint Setup program also creates a new program group (called BallPoint)
in Program Manager. This group contains an icon for changing the parameters of
BallPoint's operation.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.00 3.00a 3.11 compaq lap top laptop ball point pointing device pointing-device

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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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