Technical Manual

Adjusting Operating System Mouse Settings
Microsoft
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Windows
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Operating System
NOTE: Avocent recommends that all target devices using the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems use
the default mouse driver.
To adjust the mouse speed and cursor settings for Windows NT
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4.0 and Windows
2000 operating systems (using default drivers):
1. From the Desktop, select Start - Settings - Control Panel - Mouse to open the Mouse
Properties dialog box.
2. Click the Motion tab.
3. For the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, set the pointer speed slider to Slow.
-or-
For the Windows 2000 operating system, set the speed slider to the midpoint.
4. Deselect Snap to default.
5. Click OK.
6. See Resynchronizing the mouse in the Video Viewer on page 5 to resynchronize the mouse
in any open remote sessions.
To adjust the mouse speed and cursor settings for Windows XP, Windows Server
®
2003, Windows Vista
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or Windows 7 operating systems (using Intellipoint or default
drivers):
1. From the Desktop, select Start - Control Panel - Mouse to open the Mouse Properties
dialog box.
-or-
(Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only) From the Desktop, select
Start - Control Panel - Hardware and Sound - Mouse to open the Mouse Properties
dialog box.
2. Click the Pointer Options tab.
3. In the Motion section, set the select a pointer speed slider to the midpoint. Deselect
Enhance pointer precision.
4. In the Snap To section, deselect Automatically move pointer to the default button in a
dialog box.
5. In the Visibility section, deselect all checkboxes.
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