Getting A Mouse To Work On My Win 3.1/Dos Pc

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:44 am

I have an old 486 with about 200mb hard disk. I used to have an mouse. The once I got mad cause the coard wasn't long enough I pulled opon it. The coard broke. The I got a new mouse installed the drivers and nothing happened. The I got a serial port adapter. NOTHING! All I want to do is to have a mouse

but I don't know how to get it to work please HELP!

486 player · Post by **486 player** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:09 pm

If extension is exe/com, add followin' line to autoexec.bat:

c:\mouse\driver.com

If sys, to config.sys:
device=c:\mouse\driver.sys (if expanded memory manager is set up, use devicehigh= instead o' device)

Thou MUST know correct directory and driver! Use command 'dir' to check.

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:19 pm

Thou Hath modified thy autoexec.bat But thy haveth no working mouse

Post by **Wally** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:23 pm

if you still have the old mouse why not try to rewire it?
its easy and safe.

Just match the wires and then twist each one and cover with electric tape

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:11 pm

I don't know what wires match each other :Angry: and they are not color coded

Post by **Wally** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:14 pm

trial and error is one way

well if there arent many wires

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:58 pm

I guess I can try that

Post by **Wally** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:37 pm

how many wires are there?

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:56 am

i'm not sure I still have to find it....

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:05 pm

well if you do find it take a photo of the parts and i will see if it is joinable..

BTW do you live in australia because i could send you a mouse if you like as i have millions. but it involves P&H and stuff

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:17 pm

no I live in Canada, I susspose it would cost tons to mail it, eh?!

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:25 pm

I suppose.

maybe you can find one at a computer shop or order one. Even the computer Expo or flea market

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:29 pm

I got one at a store called 'Staple' (I don't suppose u have them in Austraila?, eh) I got one that said it was compatible in 3.1 but then it didn't work them I got and serial port adapter and tryied it again and still nothing. So I returned the mouse and adapter

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:44 pm

there is an adapter for serial to ps/2 somewhere..
I have a few but they are a rare find nower days..

Cyber Ghost · Post by **Cyber Ghost** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:49 pm

ya but I don't have a serial I have a ps/2 I used a ps.2 with a serial to ps/2 and nothing worked

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:59 pm

Why not buy a serial card? save a lot of trouble

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Getting A Mouse To Work On My Win 3.1/Dos Pc

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Thou Hath tryith that

I don't know what wires match each other

lol