1. 5200.exe Driver
2. README.TXT File Contents

README.TXT Driver File Contents (5200.exe)

README.TXT
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This file contains supplemental information for the Alps GlidePoint
Install disk.


Files on the Install Disk
-------------------------

    INSTALL.EXE    Driver installation program
    GPOINT.COM     DOS driver
    GPOINT.DRV     Windows driver
    GPOINT.DLL     Windows control panel
    GPOINT.HLP     Windows help file
    XMVMD.386      Windows Virtual Mouse Device
    XPOINT.EXE     Windows pointer enhancements
    MOUSE.INI      DOS and Windows driver settings
    DOSMOUSE.TXT   DOS driver options and switches (*)
    README.TXT     This file

(*) Note:  INSTALL does not automatically copy DOSMOUSE.TXT to your
    system.  You may wish to copy this file manually, for technical
    details about the DOS driver and its option settings.

    The Windows driver provides extensive online help through the
    Alps GlidePoint Control Panel.  From the Windows Control Panel,
    double-click the Alps GlidePoint icon, then press F1 or click
    on Help.


Manual Installation
-------------------

Using the INSTALL program is the fastest and easiest way to set up
the driver software.  However, you can also perform a manual
installation through the following procedure:

1.  Copy the contents of the Install disk to a single directory on
    your hard disk, as in this example:

        md c:\gpoint
        copy a:*.* c:\gpoint

2.  Examine your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files for possible
    conficts involving other pointing device drivers.  These include
    commands that load the driver, or that set the MOUSE environment
    variable.  Either remove such lines, or edit them to reflect your
    new installation, as outlined below.

3.  To load the DOS driver automatically through AUTOEXEC.BAT, use
    the following command syntax:

        set mouse=c:\gpoint
        c:\gpoint\gpoint

    Substitute the actual drive and directory where your driver files
    reside.  You may also wish to add this directory to your PATH
    statement.

    The optional SET MOUSE command specifies which directory the
    driver should search for its MOUSE.INI settings file.  This
    example uses the same directory as the driver, duplicating its
    normal behavior.  However, you can use this feature to maintain
    different MOUSE.INI files in separate locations.

    These changes will not take effect until you reboot your
    computer.

4.  To install the Windows driver, edit these lines in SYSTEM.INI,
    adjusting the examples to match your drive and directory:

        [boot]
        mouse.drv=c:\gpoint\gpoint.drv

        [boot.description]
        mouse.drv=Alps GlidePoint Driver, v9.0

        [386Enh]
        mouse=c:\gpoint\xmvmd.386

    When replacing or updating certain Windows drivers, you may also
    need to remove certain WIN.INI load= lines, such as those
    invoking the files POINTER.EXE or ALPSPTR.EXE.  A single line may
    load multiple programs, in which case you should remove only the
    relevant filename.  (INSTALL does this automatically.)

    These changes will not take effect until you restart Windows.


GlidePoint Tapping Mode
-----------------------

A special GlidePoint feature lets you produce a "left click" simply
by tapping the pointing surface. With the Serial GlidePoint, this
feature is permanently enabled. With the PS/2 GlidePoint, tapping is
enabled by default, but you can turn it off if desired, using either
of the following methods:

  * In MOUSE.INI, the line "Tapping = On" reflects the default
    setting.  To disable tapping, edit this line to "Tapping = Off".

  * The following syntax works from the command line or batch files:

        GPOINT /T    enables tapping
	GPOINT /T-   disables tapping

In the current release, you can use tapping in both DOS and Windows,
but only the DOS driver can change the tap mode setting.  This means
that to disable tapping in Windows, you must first load the DOS
driver using the MOUSE.INI or command line syntax shown above.