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Mouse issues after Windows for Workgroups 3.11 update.

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First post, by AngelRF

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Hi to all, recently I updated my 486, from Windows 3.1 to Windows for Workgroups 3.11, because I wanted network support. My mouse is a Microsoft/IBM compatible from Commodore.

I updated using the normal setup, installing on the same directory of windows 3.1. When I rebooted the mouse was not working.

I tried to replace the drivers using the DOS windows setup, and it sometimes worked. Last time it solved using Logitech driver, weird.

Yesterday was working with the Logitech driver, and this morning it was not (I tried to use Microsoft's and Logitch's drivers, even Genie's one, and replacing those with the setup, none of it worked anymore). I didn't do anything between I turned off yesterday and booting today, I'm tired of this, and I already tried to reinstall windows a couple of times.

Do anyone could help me, or have the same issue? It will be very appreciated. Thanks for listening to me.

Reply 2 of 4, by AngelRF

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2020-07-03, 14:34:

In Win3.11 enter setup and change the driver to “Microsoft mouse”.

I alredy have done that, switching with and without replacing the .drv file. And even when sometimes works, next day is not working again.
In w3.1 i use to had "Microsoft or IBM compatible", but since the update I had a lot of problems. It got sometimes solved replacing the driver, but how I said, next day is again, not working. Now, replacing the driver seems no longer working. Thanks for the reply

Reply 3 of 4, by NScaleTransitModels

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Do you have any other serial mice that you could try? I had a serial mouse that only worked intermittently, like what you described, and my other mice didn't have that problem.

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Reply 4 of 4, by AngelRF

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NScaleTransitModels wrote on 2020-07-03, 23:59:

Do you have any other serial mice that you could try? I had a serial mouse that only worked intermittently, like what you described, and my other mice didn't have that problem.

Acually, no, I don't have more serial mouses. Just a couple PS/2.
Your mouse worked intermittently? Like, it works one day and the next doesn't? And it got temporarely solved by touching the drivers? (And next 2 reboots or next day goes back to the non working state)
But I can get another serial mouse from a friend to test that.
Thanks for the reply.

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