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Mouse Pointer for C3KMMP3 Mouse Moves to Left Side of Screen

PSS ID Number: 132985

Article Last Modified on 9/23/2003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mouse

This article was previously published under Q132985

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Microsoft Mouse version 2.0 device (FCC ID C3KMMP3) with version 9.01 of the Microsoft Mouse driver on a computer that has a Phoenix BIOS, the mouse pointer moves to the left side of the screen.

CAUSE

This problem usually occurs with a Microsoft BallPoint mouse attached to a PS/2-style port on a computer with a Phoenix BIOS. The Phoenix BIOS handles the PS/2 port differently than do other types of BIOS, causing a loss of position data. The C3KMMP3 device is a new desktop mouse that produces the same symptoms as the BallPoint mouse when it is attached to a PS/2 port on a computer with a Phoenix BIOS. The problem occurs in both MS-DOS and Windows.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, follow these steps:

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Mouse.ini file in the Windows folder.
Add the following line to the [mouse] section of the file:
```
      PhoenixBios=TRUE
						
```
Save and then close the file.
Restart Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

On some computers, the mouse driver identifies the pointing device as a BallPoint mouse and adds the following line to the [mouse] section of the Mouse.ini file:

   Device=Ballpoint

This entry does not affect the mouse's performance.

Additional query words: 9.01

Keywords: win31 KB132985
Technology: kbMouseSearch kbMSHardwareSearch