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Any USB DOS mouse drivers (useful for some boot disks, etc)?
(Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on
the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill |
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Any USB DOS mouse drivers (useful for some boot disks, etc)?
"Bill in Co." wrote in message ... (Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill Sorry if this evades your question, but does your Dell have PS2 mouse port? Most of the Microsoft mice come with a green USB to PS2 converter dongle. If this does not work, does your Dell have a serial port? Most of the earlier MS mice were serial, and anyone with a serious computer junk box should have several. (These will be opto-mechanical mice with rubber ball, lacking scroll wheel) Way way back MS made bus mice that came with an 8 bit ISA interface card, but modern motherboards won't support this. If you are real bold you could try "Cables To Go 1-Foot USB To Dual PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter" that Tiger Direct has for $10. They claim it works with MS, Mac, & Sun platforms. |
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Any USB DOS mouse drivers (useful for some boot disks, etc)?
Hu Ru wrote:
"Bill in Co." wrote in message ... (Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill Sorry if this evades your question, but does your Dell have PS2 mouse port? Most of the Microsoft mice come with a green USB to PS2 converter dongle. If this does not work, does your Dell have a serial port? No to both. But fortunately I finally got the mouse to work. Most of the earlier MS mice were serial, and anyone with a serious computer junk box should have several. (These will be opto-mechanical mice with rubber ball, lacking scroll wheel) Way way back MS made bus mice that came with an 8 bit ISA interface card, but modern motherboards won't support this. If you are real bold you could try "Cables To Go 1-Foot USB To Dual PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter" that Tiger Direct has for $10. They claim it works with MS, Mac, & Sun platforms. Thanks, but somewhat luckily I got this mouse to work, by simply using the old Microsoft Mouse driver file "mouse.exe", dated 1999! |
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Any USB DOS mouse drivers (useful for some boot disks, etc)?
On Apr 12, 12:16*am, "Bill in Co."
wrote: (Before anyone asks: *yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). * So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). * Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. * I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. *There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. *I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. * *Does anybody know of any others? 3. *If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill Most every USB mouse / keyboard will work with most any "stardard" mouse drivers providing that the PC/computer's BIOS is correctly set for "Legacy USB support.." / "Use USB keyboard / mouse...." |
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Any USB DOS mouse drivers (useful for some boot disks, etc)?
smlunatick wrote:
On Apr 12, 12:16 am, "Bill in Co." wrote: (Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill Most every USB mouse / keyboard will work with most any "stardard" mouse drivers providing that the PC/computer's BIOS is correctly set for "Legacy USB support.." / "Use USB keyboard / mouse...." OK, except my Award Phoenix BIOS has no such settings (NO Legacy settings), but as someone else posted, some of it may be built in anyway. It's a new Dell. So it appears that at least some of the new BIOS's don't have that setting anymore (mine is Award Phoenix) |
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On Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:16 AM Bill in Co. wrote: (Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill On Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:44 PM Hu Ru wrote: "Bill in Co." wrote in message ... (Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). Some boot disks use DOS, but I can't find any USB mouse drivers that work for me. I've been doing some research on the net, and in the Dell user forums, and know some such drivers do exist, but: 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP computer's BIOS, but the "USB controller" option in BIOS is enabled, of course. 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. Does anybody know of any others? 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? Thanks, if anyone has any ideas! Bill Sorry if this evades your question, but does your Dell have PS2 mouse port? Most of the Microsoft mice come with a green USB to PS2 converter dongle. If this does not work, does your Dell have a serial port? Most of the earlier MS mice were serial, and anyone with a serious computer junk box should have several. (These will be opto-mechanical mice with rubber ball, lacking scroll wheel) Way way back MS made bus mice that came with an 8 bit ISA interface card, but modern motherboards won't support this. If you are real bold you could try "Cables To Go 1-Foot USB To Dual PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Adapter" that Tiger Direct has for $10. They claim it works with MS, Mac, & Sun platforms. On Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:51 PM Bill in Co. wrote: Hu Ru wrote: No to both. But fortunately I finally got the mouse to work. Thanks, but somewhat luckily I got this mouse to work, by simply using the old Microsoft Mouse driver file "mouse.exe", dated 1999! On Monday, April 14, 2008 2:45 PM Bill in Co. wrote: smlunatick wrote: OK, except my Award Phoenix BIOS has no such settings (NO Legacy settings), but as someone else posted, some of it may be built in anyway. It's a new Dell. So it appears that at least some of the new BIOS's don't have that setting anymore (mine is Award Phoenix) On Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:07 AM smlunatick wrote: On Apr 12, 12:16=A0am, "Bill in Co." wrote: n So y he t y know d be d, Most every USB mouse / keyboard will work with most any "stardard" mouse drivers providing that the PC/computer's BIOS is correctly set for "Legacy USB support.." / "Use USB keyboard / mouse...." Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice Book Review: Excel 2010 - The Missing Manual [OReilly] http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...l-oreilly.aspx |
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Another deadhead from egghead trying to join a 2 year old thread
-- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Aigars Berzins" wrote in message ... jkh |
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On Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:16 AM Bill in Co. wrote:
(Before anyone asks: yes, I know there are a couple of DOS newsgroups on the microsoft server, but they are unpopulated (been "there" already). So I'm looking for that here, since I'm using WinXP, and this seems the best place to ask). I'm looking for a USB mouse driver for DOS access (for a new Dell without USB legacy BIOS support). . . . 1. There is no legacy USB support "option" in my new Dell Windows XP . . . 2. I've tried "usbmice" (with OCHI and UHCI drivers), and also DUSE, but none of them work on my PC with a simple optical mouse. . . . 3. If a driver doesn't exist that will work on this PC, would it instead be possible to add some I/O card (or a PS/2 card) and get a PS/2 mouse instead, or something along those lines, to allow for mouse support (in these DOS boot disks, or other DOS apps)? This seems to be exactly why MS created Virtual Machine software. If your USB mouse is configured OK under WinXP, it ought to function OK in any DOS app running in a VM. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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