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Re: Metastock,W98 & mouses


  • To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Metastock,W98 & mouses
  • From: Harley Meyer <meyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 02:20:47 -0400 (EDT)
  • In-reply-to: <004c01bdf968$b8f32760$b7222fca@xxxxxx>

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Ed,
If you didn't install from scratch you may want to. i.e., format hard drive.

Harley

Ed Hancock wrote:

> I noticed a flurry of talk about mouse drivers. I recently - regretfully -
> "upgraded" from W95 to W98. The going has not been smooth. I get lockups at
> least once a day requiring a reset with the attending drama to recover. The
> drama is always worse when the lockup occurs in Metastock. I use a MS
> Intellimouse that I find excellent to use with Metastock and most Office97
> programs. I use the mouse driver from the W98 CD rom. I have also tried
> using the generic mouse driver and also tried another "ordinary" mouse.
> Still get hang-ups. I'm not certain the problem is with the mouse but it
> seems to occur after moving the little sucker.
> Friend of mine who also had strife with W98 has bought NT4 and reports his
> problems are over. Before going to this considerable expense I thought of
> trying a William Gates effigy and a few needles but there must be other
> solutions.
> Anyone else get hang-ups or lockups with this horror of a system? Any
> suggestions where to search for assistance.
> Regards,
> Ed Hancock