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Q134546: Erratic Mouse Behavior in Programs in Full-Screen Text Mode

Article: Q134546
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run a text-mode mouse program, such as the Multi-Edit editor, as a
full-screen program, the mouse pointer may slowly move toward the upper-left
corner of the screen.

CAUSE
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Programs that repeatedly adjust the text-conditional mouse region may experience
this behavior. Programs that run in graphics mode are not affected.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, press ALT+ENTER to run the program in a window.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95. We are researching
this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
as it becomes available.

Additional query words: float move

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbWin95
Version           : WINDOWS:95

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