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Err Msg: The Mouse Driver for MS-DOS Cannot Be Loaded from...

Article ID: 141442

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q141442

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows, the following error message may be displayed in a full-screen MS-DOS window:

The mouse driver for MS-DOS cannot be loaded from an MS-DOS session within Windows. Exit Windows to load the mouse driver for MS-DOS.

After a few seconds, the window closes and Windows continues to load.

CAUSE

This error message can occur if Mouse.com or Mouse.exe is being loaded in the Winstart.bat file instead of the Autoexec.bat file, or the shortcut to the mouse is loading from the Startup folder.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use a text editor (such as Notepad) to remove the line that loads the mouse driver from the Winstart.bat file in the Windows folder, and then restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

The Winstart.bat file is used to load terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs that are required for Windows-based programs and are not needed in MS-DOS sessions. The Winstart.bat file should not be used to set environment variables.

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