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Welcome to EasyScroll ! - A Giant Leap in Productivity.
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====== CONTENTS =====================================================
1. Before You Install
2. Windows Software Installation (and DOS driver)
3. DOS Driver
4. AutoCAD ADI Driver
5. Un-Install Notes
6. General Notes
7. Hardware Notes
8. Software Notes
9. Installer Technical Notes
10. Specific Problems
======== 1. NOTES BEFORE YOU INSTALL ================================
*********** IMPORTANT *********
* If you are re-installing over a previous installation, please note
that this version of install does not retain any of EasyScroll's settings
for applications you have made previously. Each new install will
create INI files with default settings for many popular applications.
*********** IMPORTANT *********
* The installation program will backup your SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI
files during installation. They will be copied to the C:\EZ31 or C:\EZ95
directory (or your install directory.)
* You may also install using your current pointing device and then
switch the devices when Windows restarts. (But it's a good idea to
power down when it's time to restart if you do this.)
========= 2. WINDOWS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ==========================
Mouse Technique (EasyScroll bottom switch is 2, or no switch is present)
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1) Start Windows
2) Win 3.1: From the Program Manager, with EasyScroll floppy disk in the
drive, click on the File menu, click on the Run... menu item, and
type A:SETUP (or use B:SETUP if the disk is in drive B:).
Win 95: Click on the Start button, click on the Run... menu item,
then type A:SETUP (or use B:SETUP if the disk is in drive B:).
3) Follow the instructions given during the installation. Generally,
you will just need to click on the highlighted buttons (or press
the Enter key) at each step to perform a standard (full) install.
4) Remember to remove the install disk at the end before you click
"OK".
Keyboard Technique (EasyScroll bottom switch is 3)
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1) Start Windows, but do not move the EasyScroll mouse until Program Manager
appears. (or the Windows 95 main screen)
Note: If you do not already have a previous version of EasyScroll running,
it is normal at this point for the cursor not to be present.
DO NOT MOVE THE MOUSE.
Instead, use the keyboard keys to continue the installation;
the install dialog boxes have instructions for using the keyboard keys.
2) Win 3.1: From the Program Manager, with EasyScroll floppy disk in the
drive, press ALT + F to pop up the File menu, type R for Run, and
type A:SETUP (or use B:SETUP if the disk is in drive B:)
Win 95: Press the Ctrl+ESC keys to open the start menu, press the Up
arrow to highlight Run... and press Enter. Then type A:SETUP
(or use B:SETUP if the disk is in drive B:)
3) Follow the instructions given during the installation. Generally,
you will just need to press the Enter key at each step to perform
a standard (full) install.
4) Remember to remove the install disk at the end before you click
"OK".
5) Also, if your EasyScroll mouse has a slide switch on its bottom, make
sure that it is in the "3" position. Otherwise, it will only operate
like a 2-button mouse.
Notes:
* All installation choices result in some text readme files being
installed into your directory. In addition, the UNINSTAL.EXE program
is always installed, taking about 350K of space.
========= 3. DOS DRIVER =============================================
* In Windows 3.1:
The Installer will also install the DOS driver into your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. It will add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT:
C:\EZ31\DOS\EZSCROLL.COM
In Windows 95:
The Installer will also install the DOS driver into your DOSSTART.BAT
file. It will add this line to your DOSSTART.BAT:
C:\EZ95\DOS\EZSCROLL.COM
* If this conflicts with any of your TSRs or other memory arrangements,
you may edit this file either during install (choose the "Manual" option
from the Update AUTOEXEC.BAT dialog box) or after Install, from DOS.
* For the new EasyScroll DOS driver to become active, you will need to
reboot DOS (or power down the machine). To do this, do NOT choose
"Restart Windows" at the end of the installation. Instead, choose
"Restart Computer".
* Note: some computers will not properly boot using this technique.
In this case, just press hit Control-Alt-Delete to reboot, or power off
manually.
* When the EZSCROLL.COM driver is loaded by AUTOEXEC.BAT, the driver
screen message will indicate if the mouse is installed on PS2 or COM1, COM2.
Note:
the EasyScroll installer tries to identify any other mouse driver in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and CONFIG.SYS and REM it out. However, some
drivers may have unusual names that are not recognized, and therefore
will still be active after installation. Please manually REM these
driver statements with an editor if any conflict still exists.
========= 4. AUTOCAD ADI DRIVER =====================================
* This AutoCAD driver is only for use with AutoCAD/DOS (protected-mode)
versions 10, 11, 12. AutoCAD Rel 13 for Windows works fine with the
Standard Installation of EasyScroll for Windows.
* The Installer will copy the ADI installation package into your
install directory as subdirectory: \ADI. There are instructions in
this directory (README.TXT) to install this package.
========= 5. UN-INSTALL NOTES =====================================
* You do not have to Un-Install a previous installation of EasyScroll
if you are going to upgrade this version. Simply run the SETUP.EXE
program and choose the Standard Install option.
* Un-Install attempts to restore the original input device settings from
before the first EasyScroll installation. This will usually be successful
only if you choose the same directory for each installation (usually
achieved if using the Standard Install.)
* If you choose a different directory, the Un-Installer may not work
correctly. It may restore the previous EasyScroll driver--not the driver
in use prior to EasyScroll.
* However, the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files are usually restored
correctly each time. The backup files for these are named AUTOEXEC.OLD
and CONFIG.OLD in the C:\ directory.
* The backup files for SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI are stored in the directory
of the *initial* EasyScroll installation (i.e. C:\EZ31 or C:\EZ95).
* Subsequent installations do not overwrite these key backup files if
the installer finds them present in the installation directory.
* The *most recent* SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI are *always* backed up in the
main \WINDOWS directory as:
SYSINI.OLD
WININI.OLD
========= 6. GENERAL NOTES ==========================================
* The EasyScroll mouse is primarily a Windows product. It cannot
provide the special scrolling and program-switching functions in DOS
due to the limitations of DOS. However, if you are running DOS
programs in a Windows environment you can still use many of
the special features as long as your DOS sessions are
windowed (i.e. not full screen).
* EasyScroll runs minimized on startup, by default. So if it is not already
running in Windows when you click on it, it will appear briefly then
hide itself. This behavior can be changed from EasyScroll's control menu--
click the box in the upper left corner of the EasyScroll window.
* Modified, but unsaved settings are colored red in the EasyScroll windows.
Currently, if you modify a setting, then return it to its original value,
it stays red. This is normal.
* In Windows 3.1:
Some low-level utility programs like AntiVirus and DiskDoctor
don't like EasyScroll to be around when they are performing some tasks.
They may request you to close EasyScroll or "LOADPRO" (both represent
the EasyScroll program). First quit the utility program, then popup the
EasyScroll panel and close EasyScroll. Then retry your utility program.
* Some applications are programmed in non-standard ways, which limits
their compatibility with other software, including EasyScroll. To avoid
headaches, some special EasyScroll functions have been disabled when using
applications known to cause problems.
========= 7. HARDWARE NOTES =========================================
* This version of EasyScroll works with PS2, COM1, COM2 only. It is not
designed to check for the special addresses and IRQ's on COM-5 cards.
This was done to prevent conflicts with network cards and other
"IRQ-sensitive" hardware.
* A COM-5 card may be used with no problems if set for COM1 or COM2.
Also, the PC Mouse 3D/6D bus card may be used on COM1 or COM2 if
you want to use a 3D/6D Mouse as your EasyScroll mouse. Just make sure
there is no other COM1 or COM2 port active in the computer.
========= 8. SOFTWARE NOTES =========================================
-----WINDOWS 3.1 NOTES-----
* The Install program makes the following changes to your INI files.
This assumes a Standard Install onto C: drive.
In WIN.INI:
it modifies the LOAD line to include C:\EZ31\LOADPRO.EXE
In SYSTEM.INI, these sections are added:
[boot]
mouse.drv=C:\EZ31\EZSCROLL.drv
[boot.description]
mouse.drv=EasyScroll Mouse Driver
[386Enh]
mouse=GVMD.386
keyboard=GVKD.386
In AUTOEXEC.BAT:
it adds: C:\EZ31\DOS\EZSCROLL.COM
any conflicting files will be REM'd out like the following:
REM (By-EZSCROLL-Install) <conflicting driver filename>
* Two new INI files are created in your main \WINDOWS directory:
EZSCROLL.INI - stores your customized settings
PROSYS.INI - internal system settings.
* To uninstall EasyScroll manually
(if the Un-Install program is unsuccessful):
1) from Windows, delete the EasyScroll program group
2) delete EZSCROLL.INI and PROSYS.INI in your windows directory
3) Copy the corresponding lines from the backup files:
C:\EZ31\SYSTEM.INI and C:\EZ31\WIN.INI,
into the current Windows files:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI and C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI
4) delete the entire directory in which you installed EasyScroll
If Windows still doesn't return to your previous input device:
1) Use the Windows Setup program to choose a different mouse.
2) Restart Windows as part of the Windows Setup process.
* Left-handers note: The EasyScroll installer will check your existing Windows
mouse settings for left-handed mode and will automatically swap buttons
for both Windows and DOS operation. However, when you run a DOS program
from inside Windows but in the "windowed" format, not full-screen, then
the mouse buttons will revert to right hand mode when clicked inside the
window's frame. This is a bug.
A work-around is to make EasyScroll reverse the left and right buttons for
specific DOS programs you like to run windowed. Do this by popping up the
EasyScroll panel when the DOS program is active and windowed. Then click Setup
to open the main EasyScroll panel, click on "Right Hand", then click on Save
to save to just that DOS application. Then when you click OK, the mouse
buttons will be left-handed inside that DOS program's frame.
Incidentally, on the frame itself, the buttons will act right-handed; but
when you switch to a another program, "normal" left-hand mode will return.
-----WINDOWS 95 NOTES-----
The Windows setup procedure makes the following changes to the system.
The following files are expanded from the EasyScroll Mouse
software diskette to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory:
geniezm.vxd ( Virtual driver )
gmcplx.dll ( Control panel extention )
To the WINDOWS\INF
geniezm.inf ( INF file for EasyScroll Mouse )
To the destination directory(ie. C:\EZ95)
ezscroll.dll ( dll file )
geniezm.exe ( EasyScroll Mouse execute file )
======== 9. INSTALLER TECHNICAL NOTES ==============================
* The Install program takes into consideration other mouse drivers that
may have already been configured for DOS or Windows. In updating the
system files, it tries to identify and "REM out" those drivers that it
recognizes to prevent conflicts with EasyScroll drivers. The drivers found
in AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are modified with "REM (by-EZSCROLL-Install)".
This allows the EasyScroll Uninstaller to recognize which statements need to
be un-REM'd. Please do not edit the "REM (by-EZSCROLL-Install)" text or
the Uninstall feature may not work properly.
* As of this release, most of the common mouse drivers from Microsoft,
Logitech, Genius, etc., are REM'd out by the Installation program.
However, it is likely that new driver names in the future may escape
detection and thus will still be present. EasyScroll should still take
precedence since if the Installer doesn't recognize a driver it will add
the EasyScroll driver to the top of AUTOEXEC.BAT (the first DOS mouse driver
listed in AUTOEXEC.BAT gets control).
Only an unknown DOS mouse driver loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file will
defeat this logic. However, CONFIG.SYS-based drivers are no longer common
so this is not expected to be a concern. If you notice the EasyScroll DOS
driver not loading or receiving a message such as "Driver already loaded",
then look in CONFIG.SYS for a mouse driver reference such as:
DEVICE=XYZmouse.sys
and REM it out.
* Here is the list of drivers currently recognized and REM'd out in
AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS:
MOUSE NPOINT XPOINT
MSCMOUSE MTB IMOUSE
GMOUSE CLICK
MSC3D LOGIMENU
* The Installer handles Windows driver conflicts in a different manner.
First of all, the main Windows mouse driver is loaded from the SYSTEM.INI
file using the "mouse.drv=" statement in the [Boot] section. This is well
documented and is handled properly by all driver installers. However, the
control panel programs that are loaded from the WIN.INI file are not
standardized and can cause some problems.
Again, if you run EasyScroll in WINDOWS 3.1 that EasyScroll attempts
to identify commonly used filenames for other mouse driver control panels
and will remove those entries from the WIN.INI file. These files are located
in the LOAD statement. However, rather than REM'ing out the offending
filename, it first saves the original WIN.INI file into the EasyScroll
main directory, then adds the EasyScroll control panel program "LOADPRO.EXE"
to the LOAD statement as follows:
LOAD=C:\EZ31\LOADPRO.EXE
More than one program may be listed on the LOAD statement, separated by
a space or comma. For example, programs such as "nwpopup" (NetWare popup)
may appear here. These programs automatically run when Windows starts.
If the Installer does not recognize a control panel program for a
foreign mouse product, you may see a message whenever you start Windows.
The message will say: "Cannot find file '<filename>' specified in win.ini".
To prevent this message from occurring again, exit Windows and open the
WIN.INI file in the main WINDOWS directory. Then look for the LOAD=
statement and delete the <filename> from the LOAD= statement. Always leave
exactly 1 space between any remaining filenames and no spaces after the
"=" sign.
* Here is the list of drivers currently recognized and removed from the
WIN.INI LOAD= statement:
POINTER.EXE ICECPLAP.EXE
WBUTTONS.EXE WMOUSECC.EXE ( may appear in RUN= )
WCURSOR.EXE GUI.EXE
SCA.EXE XPOINT.EXE
MOUSEX16.EXE
* The original WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files are copied to the EasyScroll
install directory. If necessary to restore the original Windows
configuration, these files may be used as backups. This is useful if
multiple installations of different drivers or manual editing has
confused the EasyScroll Uninstaller and prevented a clean recovery.
Note: you may save these in a different directory for future use,
since a full Uninstall will delete the EasyScroll directory and its contents,
thus deleting these files.
* To provide additional recovery methods, the EasyScroll Installer backs up
the current WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files before modifying them. These are
saved as WININI.OLD and SYSINI.OLD in the main WINDOWS directory.
Thus, you may manually restore the most recently working Windows
settings prior to a EasyScroll installation by copying these files back into
the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files.
======== 10. SPECIFIC PROBLEMS ======================================
* There are currently some problems with programs created with the Delphi
package. If SmartScrolling doesn't work, then set the roller to a function
such as PageUp/Down Keys.
* The Button Find feature does not always work. This is due to the use
of non-standard windows in some applications and is common to other
implementations of this feature.
* The Save Positions item in the EasyScroll control menu does not work
correctly. Usually, the EasyScroll panel appears in the upper-left of the
display.
* Using scrolling functions like 'PageUp/Down Keys' in windowed-DOS
sessions does not always work.
* The Reset to Factory Settings option in the Revert... dialog box
is not currently available. It is grayed out and not selectable.
To return to the factory settings, copy the EZSCROLL.INI file from
the setup disk to the Windows directory (example: C:\WINDOWS).
However, do not copy the PROSYS.INI file; this is specially
configured during installation.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.