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Erratic Mouse Behavior in Programs in Full-Screen Text Mode

Article ID:134546
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q134546

SYMPTOMS

When you run a text-mode mouse program, such as the Multi-Edit editor, as a full-screen program, the mouse pointer may slowly move toward the upper-left corner of the screen.

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CAUSE

Programs that repeatedly adjust the text-conditional mouse region may experience this behavior. Programs that run in graphics mode are not affected.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, press ALT+ENTER to run the program in a window.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95

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