MS-DOS mouse support when running a command prompt under XP SP2

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Scott

Hi all,

I'm pretty sure there is some obscure setting somewhere that controls this,
and will appreciate help finding it.

I run many custom written MS-DOS programs under XP's command prompt on many
different computers (all running XP SP2). These programs have built-in mouse
support. When the DOS program runs full-screen, the mouse *always* works on
*all* computers. However, when the application runs in a window, the mouse
*doesn't* work on a very few computers. There are one or two out of 20 or so
computers where the mouse is ignored unless the application runs full-screen.
On these machines, clicking the mouse in the application window, places a
highlighted character block on the click location, but the running DOS
program doesn't get a click code.

The DOS program is using the standard MS mouse interface (int 51) calls.

Any insight is most appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott
 
I checked (config.nt & autoexec.nt) on a machine that works and one that
doesn't. They are identical. Any other thoughts?
 
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