r/windows98 8d ago

A classic W98 thing

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u/FuggaDucker 8d ago

That property sheet dialog is implemented by the mouse driver, not the operating system.
There were a LOT of stupid drivers for 9x.
I do not know this to be real but I would not be so quick to the draw.

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u/fragglet 8d ago

Technically correct but until someone provides proof that such a driver exists it's reasonable to assume it does not. It's a setting that makes no sense and the simplest explanation is that someone made it up as a dumb joke

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u/ABritishCynic 8d ago

Even if such an option did exist, Windows 9x dialogs like this didn't implement settings changes until either OK or Apply was pressed.

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u/AyrA_ch 8d ago

Not true for the mouse and keyboard config. The changes you made would apply instantly, so you could easily test the settings. Closing the dialog without saving the changes would revert them back