Windows XP®/Windows 2003®

To configure KVM target servers running Microsoft Windows^® XP^® and Windows 2003^®:

Configure the mouse settings:
1. Choose Start > Control Panel > Mouse.
2. Click the Pointer Options tab.
3. In the Motion group:
  - Set the mouse motion speed setting to exactly the middle speed.
  - Disable the "Enhance pointer precision" option.
  - Disable the Snap To option.
  - Click OK.
    Note: When you are running Windows 2003 on your target server, if you access the server via KVM and perform any one off the actions listed below, mouse synchronization may be lost if it has been previously enabled. You will need to select the Synchronize Mouse command from the Mouse menu in the client to enable it again. Following are the actions that may cause this to occur:
    
    - Opening a text editor.
    
    - Accessing the Mouse Properties, Keyboard Properties, and Phone and Mode Options from the Windows Control Panel.
Disable transition effects:
1. Select the Display option from the Control Panel.
2. Click the Appearance tab.
3. Click the Effects button.
4. Deselect the "Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips" option.
5. Click OK.
Close the Control Panel.

Note: For KVM target servers running Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows 2008, you may wish to create a user name that will be used only for remote connections through the Dominion KSX. This will enable you to keep the target server's slow mouse pointer motion/acceleration settings exclusive to the Dominion KSX connection.

Windows XP, 2000, and 2008 login pages revert to preset mouse parameters that differ from those suggested for optimal Dominion KSX performance. As a result, mouse synchronization may not be optimal for these screens.

WARNING! Proceed only if you are comfortable adjusting the registry on Windows KVM target servers. You can obtain better Dominion KSX mouse synchronization at the login pages by using the Windows registry editor to change the following settings: HKey_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Mouse: > MouseSpeed = 0;MouseThreshold 1=0;MouseThreshold 2=0.