Mouse Movement Is Erratic in Dosshell with Windows (72196)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q72196

SUMMARY

You may experience erratic mouse movements if you run the MS-DOS 4.01 Dosshell program (DOSSHELL.BAT) from within Microsoft Windows version 3.0. The mouse driver used in the DOSSHELL.BAT file does not function properly under Windows.

To solve this problem, the mouse driver in DOSSHELL.BAT should be removed.

MORE INFORMATION

Dosshell is a file management program supplied with MS-DOS version 4.01. Dosshell provides an easy to use interface to MS-DOS. Files can be copied, moved, renamed, and deleted without having to remember the MS-DOS commands.

The mouse driver used in DOSSHELL.BAT does not function properly under Windows. To solve this problem, remove the driver from the "@SHELLC" line, and use MOUSE.SYS (in CONFIG.SYS) or MOUSE.COM (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) instead.

The possible drivers used in DOSSHELL.BAT are:

MOS:PCIBMDRV.MOS
MOS:PCMSPDRV.MOS
MOS:PCMSDRV.MOS

DOSSHELL.BAT can be found in the DOS directory. It can be edited with any text editor, such as Edlin or Windows Notepad. Look for a line similar to the following: 
   @SHELLC MOS:PCIBMDRV.MOS/TRAN/COLOR/DOS/MENU/MUL/SND
      /MEU:SHELL.MEU/CLR:SHELL.CLR/PROMPT/MAINT/EXIT/SWAP/DATE
After removing the mouse driver, the line should be similar to the following: 
   @SHELLC/TRAN/COLOR/DOS/MENU/MUL/SND/MEU:SHELL.MEU
      /CLR:SHELL.CLR/PROMPT/MAINT/EXIT/SWAP/DATE
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB72196
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