How to Uninstall BallPoint Mouse from Windows 3.0

Last reviewed: September 16, 1996
Article ID: Q75216
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft BallPoint Mouse, version 1.0
  • Microsoft Mouse Driver for MS-DOS, versions 8.x, 9.0
  • Microsoft Mouse Driver for Windows, version 9.0
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.00a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Installing a BallPoint Mouse for MS-DOS and Windows modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI files, as well as create a new program group in Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

To have Windows load the original MOUSE.DRV, do the following:

  1. In the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, remove the following line:

          set mouse=c:\ballpt
    

  2. In the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, change the line

          mouse.drv=
    

    to

          mouse.drv=mouse.drv
    

    If the BallPoint Mouse was attached to a PS/2 style port when installed, look for the [386Enh] section in SYSTEM.INI. Change the line

          keyboard=
    

    to

          keyboard=*vkd
    

  3. From the MS-DOS prompt of the Windows subdirectory, type "setup" (without the quotation marks). Make sure that the "Mouse:" line reflects the type of mouse that was attached before the BallPoint Mouse.

  4. To remove the newly added BallPoint Mouse Windows group, delete each icon inside the group, then delete the group.


KBCategory: kbhw
KBSubcategory: win30 win31 wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.00 8.00 trackball remove


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Last reviewed: September 16, 1996
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