At 10/13/99 04:45 PM , Jim Meagher wrote: ==== >Doug, > >You have the correct overall procedure for _most_ mouse changes, but you do >not have to boot into SAFE MODE. You should be able to start with your step >3 and just remove/delete the mouse driver from a normal Windows system. >Remember though, the mouse will immediately stop working so you need to know >the keyboard method of shutting down windows. (Windows-key, U, S, >ENTER). > >Just one more thing.... you stated that you have explicit instructions from >the new mouse vendor. Why haven't you just followed those directions? Is >there some other problem? =============------ What I meant was that the instructions, while vague, stated explicitly "you must remove other mouse drivers before installing the scroll mouse." Their vague installation "instructions" were: - Remove mouse drivers, - shutdown the computer, - install the mouse, -reboot and run the setup.exe on disk provided. I will make sure I can shutdown "mouse-less" before starting the change out. Thanks for your advice. Doug Simmons ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Simmons <[log in to unmask]> > > I have just received a new scrolling mouse that requires installation of > their drivers using an install disk. Their instructions explicitly state > that old Win 95 mouse drivers must be removed before installing the new > drivers. I currently use a different brand/model scrolling mouse. > The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]