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First post, by dosfish2

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Hello,

I use the dosbox within winxp.

I can start the mouse within the box for normal dos-applications, and it works well.
I even can start win3.11 within the box, it works also.

But within win3.11 the mouse doesn't work, always. I can see and move the pointer, but the clicks have no effect at all.
If I start a dos-application, eg. word, within win3.11, there is also no function of the mouse, which I have, the same application started outside win3.11.
New installation of the mouse or installation ot another type of mouse through win-setup doesn't change anything.

If I boot win3.11, via disk, outside the dosbox, all these problems don't exist.

Is it impossible, to get the mouse work within win3.11 in the dosbox - or what to do?

Reply 2 of 7, by dosfish2

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Thank you, but this link does not help.
Its only an advice to install win3.11, short mentioning a not visible pointer.

But my win3.11 IS installed and works, with the exception of the mouse,
and my mouse-pointer IS visible, but works not.

So - has someone another trick?

Reply 3 of 7, by robertmo

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maybe try to imagine your mouse pointer is not visible and do what the guide says

Reply 4 of 7, by h-a-l-9000

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DOSBox doesn't pass your mouse through but simulates its own. So either install Win3.11 within DOSBox or start Win3.11' setup.exe and choose Microsoft/IBM PS2 mouse.

1+1=10

Reply 5 of 7, by dosfish2

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Initially I had installed the logitech driver for the mouse and the normal VGA from win. No TSENG-drivers at all.

Change of the mouse driver to Microsoft (and back, as described)
and change of the VGA to Super-VGA (and back, as described) has no effect regarding the functionality of the mouse.

Change logitech -> microsoft mouse:
I get the picture of another pointer, which is not movable, beside the more little one of the 'real mouse', which is movable, as described. But if I use the buttons, this mouse escapes and I have to bring it back by ctrl-F10, and so on ...
Change back, inside or outside win3.11: all as before.

Change VGA -> SVGA:
No effect, regarding the mouse: Still I can see the pointer, can move the pointer, but it doesn't work.
In the "mouse control center" of the adjustments, the field for the button-test is and stays void. Changes made within the mouse control center (shape of the cursor, button assignment) also have no effect.

Remember: all this ONLY within the dosbox - not, if booted directly from disk or CD.

May be, I have to change adjustments for the use of the RAM within my winxp?

Reply 7 of 7, by dosfish2

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You are right. That was it. Thank you!
I made a complete new installation within dosbox, and now it works, although I installed always the same drivers as before.

All these modifications, with setup inside or outside of win3.11, of the already installed version didn't help.

Strange thing.

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