Handheld Trackball Driver and Utilities (250-2003) This driver enables the user to utilize the Handheld Trackball on an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, 386, 486, or compatible computer. The trackball can be used on a computer with either a PS/2-type mouse port or one which has a serial port. On a computer with a serial port, the trackball is connected to the serial port using a PS/2-to-serial adapter. This disk contains the following files-- IMOUSE.COM TEST.EXE INSTALL.EXE EGA.DRV VGA.DRV README.TXT In order to obtain a printout of this README.TXT file, insert this disk in Drive A, make sure your printer is switched on, is on line, and at the C:\> prompt, type the following command-- PRINT A:README.TXT and press <Enter>. INSTALLATION 1. If the Handheld Trackball has not been connected to the computer, plug in the trackball's 6-pin mini-DIN plug into the mouse port or the serial port (by means of an adapter). 2. Start up your computer. 3. Insert this disk in Drive A. 4. If the computer has a hard drive, type A: and press <Enter>. 5. Type INSTALL and press <Enter>. The install program creates an \IMOUSE directory on the hard drive and copies the files on this disk to that directory. 6. If the computer has two floppy drives, ignore steps 4 and 5. Insert this disk in Drive B and the system disk in Drive A. 7. Type B: and press <Enter>. 8. Type INSTALL E A: and press <Enter>. The install program copies the files to an \IMOUSE directory on Drive A. NOTE: *If you want the program to copy the files to a directory or drive other than those given above, type [drive:] (where [drive:] is the drive containing this drivers disk) and press <Enter>. Then type INSTALL E [path] (where [path] is the destination where you want the files on this disk to be copied) and press <Enter>. 9. After the driver and utilities are installed, the following message is displayed-- Install in AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, or Not--(A/C/N)? To load the driver automatically into memory from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file every time the computer is booted, press <A>. To load the driver automatically into memory from the CONFIG.SYS file every time the computer is booted, press <C>. To manually load the driver, every time you wish to use the trackball, press <N>. After you select one of these three choices, the following is displayed-- Installation Complete....... NOTE: To manually load the driver, at the DOS prompt type IMOUSE and press <Enter>. 10. Type \IMOUSE\TEST and press <Enter>. As you use the trackball, the cursor moves and the cursor position indicators update. When the trackball button is pressed, the button status box changes to show the button press. If the test program does not respond, press Q to quit the program. Then load the mouse driver again and enter the \IMOUSE\TEST command again. NOTE: *To remove the Trackball driver from the computer's memory, at the C:\> prompt, type IMOUSE /R and press <Enter>. NOTE: "While reasonable efforts have been taken in the preparation of this information to assure its accuracy, Tandy Corporation/Radio Shack assumes no liability resulting from the use of the information contained herein."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.
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