PS/2 Mouse on Mouse Port Initializes Slowly (33106)



The information in this article applies to:
    Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS 6.x
    Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS 7.x
    Microsoft Mouse driver for MS-DOS 8.x
    Microsoft Serial-PS/2 Mouse 1.0

This article was previously published under Q33106

SUMMARY

If you load a program when using a serial PS/2 mouse on the PS/2 mouse port, it will take longer to load than a serial or bus connect because the mouse initialization is performed through the PS/2 BIOS.

This information applies to the Microsoft Serial-PS/2 Mouse for MS-DOS systems.

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 10/3/2003
Keywords: KB33106