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DOS Microsoft IntelliMouse not detected

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First post, by mwdmeyer

Posted on 2022-10-16, 05:07

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I picked up a Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1A Serial mouse and when booting my 286 or 386 with cute mouse it isn't detected.

If I boot the computer with another generic serial mouse and then swap the mice while the machine is running it works fine.

Any ideas? Do I need a special driver for it?

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Reply 1 of 2, by Horun

Posted on 2022-10-16, 05:27

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Could be a bad mouse or the Cute mouse driver does not initial the MS mouse but does the generic. Have you tried a real MS mouse driver ?
My experience with serial older MS mice is that early versions can be picky so use a true MS mouse driver (usually v7.6 or v8.2) even though it takes more ram than other drivers.
TBO I never use cute mouse driver. If MS mouse use MS driver, if Logitech use their driver.... but that is just me...

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Reply 2 of 2, by mwdmeyer

Posted on 2022-10-16, 06:32

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Thanks for the reply. I tried it in a Windows98 machine and no issues, works fine.

I’ll update after I test another driver in dos.

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