Sorry for repeat info. I posted this in the Technical help section also. But it's hidden under SimCity200 post, but this solution works 100% for ALL DOS games iwth mouse problems (okay, maybe not 100%, btu 100% with games I've tried and I've tried a ton.)
Here is the repeat post:
First, thanks for your site. I love it as an alternative for faster downloads. And your tech support is outstanding. So here's one to add to your files.
Many DOS games have serious problems with slowdown of mice in Windows XP, even you if you use an slowdown/DOS emulator program like DoSBoX or VDMS.
Here is the complete solution to making games run smooth with your mouse in DOS games that have trouble. I had trouble with SimCity2000 and Ascendancy and decided to findout how to solve it.
Steps to take:
1. Download mousectl.com from the net...use a search engine so that I'm not responsible for getting people to leech off of private sites. Put mousectl.com in your C:\ directory.
2. Find autoexec.nt in your c:\\windows\system32 directory. Open it up with Notepad.
3. Add these two lines to the very end:
REM Ramps up mouse acceleration in Windows XP "fake" DOS mode
loadhigh c:\local\dos\mousectl 5,6,10,15,15,15,15,15
Notes:
a. The values 5,6,10, etc. are speeds of the mouse. Multiply by 10 and you get the % of speed increase. You can change the numbers to your own taste. This setup has the aceleration ramp up to 150% very quickly and then stay there.
b. Works with DosBox and VDMS. Don't worry about this changing how your mouse behaves in your normal XP environment because autoexec.nt only loads when you run XP's fake DOS mode (yes, I call it fake...since it is).
Haderach
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