-------------------------------------------------- Readme File for Microsoft IntelliPoint Version 3.1 December 1999 -------------------------------------------------- (C) Microsoft Corporation, 1999 This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the IntelliPoint Online User's Guide and the printed documentation for Microsoft pointing devices. ------------------------- How to View This Document ------------------------- To view the Readme file on-screen, open it in Windows Notepad or another word processor. To print the Readme file, click Print on the File menu. -------- CONTENTS -------- 1. GENERAL NOTES 1.1 Using the PS/2 port on your laptop computer 1.2 Upgrading your operating system 1.3 Replacing a two-button pointing device with a Cordless Wheel Mouse, Wheel Mouse, IntelliMouse, IntelliMouse Pro, IntelliMouse Explorer or IntelliMouse TrackBall pointing device 1.4 Connecting multiple pointing devices to your computer 1.5 Using a program that does not use the IntelliPoint scroll, AutoScroll, or pan features 1.6 Known problems with scrolling 1.7 Using the wheel in windows with multiple scroll bars 1.8 Reassigning features to buttons that programs cannot recognize 1.9 Using a BIOS setup program to enable your mouse port 1.10 Determining the IntelliPoint software version number 1.11 Registering your product after installing the IntelliPoint software 2. NOTES FOR WINDOWS NT USERS 2.1 Installing IntelliPoint requires system-administrator security privileges 2.2 Using an IntelliMouse TrackBall or a dedicated PS/2 IntelliMouse on Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 ===================== Part 1: GENERAL NOTES ===================== 1.1 Using the PS/2 port on your laptop computer Many laptop computers have an internal (PS/2) pointing device (IPD) that may cause your mouse or trackball to work erratically or improperly when attached to the PS/2 port. The problem is most likely because both the IPD and your mouse or trackball are trying to use the PS/2 port at the same time. To fix this problem, try one of the following: * Disable the IPD or select Autodetect mode, using the BIOS setup program. Not all laptop computers have this feature. See your laptop computer's documentation to change settings with your BIOS setup program. * Connect your pointing device to an available serial port. * If your device has USB-to-PS/2 functionality, remove the USB-to-PS/2 adapter, and then plug the USB connector into an available USB port. 1.2 Upgrading your operating system When you upgrade your operating system to a later version, you must first uninstall the IntelliPoint software before upgrading, and then, after upgrading, reinstall the IntelliPoint software. If you do not reinstall the IntelliPoint software, some features may not work or may not work as expected. 1.3 Replacing a two-button pointing device with a Cordless Wheel Mouse, Wheel Mouse, IntelliMouse, IntelliMouse Pro, IntelliMouse Explorer or IntelliMouse TrackBall pointing device When you replace your two-button pointing device with a Cordless Wheel Mouse, Wheel Mouse, IntelliMouse, IntelliMouse Pro, IntelliMouse Explorer, or IntelliMouse TrackBall pointing device, you need to install the accompanying IntelliPoint software to fully enable the wheel and wheel button functionality. If you install your pointing device without installing the IntelliPoint software, the wheel and wheel button may not work. NOTE: When you replace your two-button pointing device with a Cordless Wheel Mouse, Wheel Mouse, IntelliMouse, IntelliMouse Pro, IntelliMouse Explorer, or IntelliMouse TrackBall, you may not see a message informing you of new hardware installed when you restart your computer. >>>To fix this problem: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click System, click the Device Manager tab, and then click Mouse. 3 Select the serial device, for example Standard Serial Mouse, and then click Remove. 4 Restart your computer. If your computer does not detect your device after restarting, try running Setup.exe on your IntelliPoint CD-ROM. 1.4 Connecting multiple pointing devices to your computer Button assignments are the same for all devices connected to your computer. For example, if you assign Click to the secondary button for one device, then Click is assigned to the secondary button for all devices. NOTE: If you assign Click to a button that is not available on another device, then you cannot use that other device to Click. 1.5 Using a program that does not use the IntelliPoint scroll, AutoScroll, or pan features If you are unable to scroll, AutoScroll, or pan in an application, check the list of programs that do not have IntelliPoint enabled to see if that program is listed. >>>To view the list of programs that do not have IntelliPoint enabled: 1 Click the Wheel tab 2 Click the Advanced button, and then select "Enable IntelliPoint wheel support for all programs except" Applications on the list may work in different ways at the same time when they have IntelliPoint enabled, for example scrolling (through IntelliPoint) and zooming (through the program). Adding a program to the list turns off IntelliPoint support, enabling the program to use only the built-in program functionality to work with the wheel or wheel button. 1.6 Known problems with scrolling Microsoft endeavored to provide scrolling in all applications; however, some applications may encounter difficulties. * Some applications enable you to scroll only when the pointer is placed over a scroll bar. When you attempt to scroll by rolling the wheel inside the window, nothing happens. In these applications, place the pointer over a scroll bar, and then roll the wheel. * Some applications enable you to AutoScroll or pan only when the pointer is placed over a scroll bar. When you attempt to AutoScroll or pan by clicking the wheel button inside the window, an origin mark may appear, but does not enable you to AutoScroll or pan. In these applications, place the pointer over one of the scroll bars, and then click the wheel button. * You may not be able to scroll, AutoScroll, and pan in all windows of some applications. * Some applications provide an option to hide scroll bars. Scrolling may not work when this option is applied. To restore scrolling in this instance, restore the scroll bars within the application. * Some applications may not AutoScroll or pan with SnapTo selected. When you attempt to AutoScroll or pan, the origin mark disappears and becomes a pointer over the default button. To AutoScroll and pan in these applications, turn off SnapTo in the IntelliPoint software. 1.7 Using the wheel in windows with multiple scroll bars Windows that contain frames can have multiple scroll bars that may require you to click the content within the window to activate scrolling with the wheel. A frame is a separate, scrolling area within the window. For example, when using Microsoft Internet Explorer, if your window contains multiple frames with scroll bars, you may need to click the content of the window to activate scrolling with the wheel. 1.8 Reassigning features to buttons that programs cannot recognize When you assign a different feature to a mouse or trackball button, for example AutoScroll instead of Click to the primary button, then the button will work as the new feature (AutoScroll), not the default feature (Click). If your program does not recognize the new feature assigned to a button, in this case AutoScroll assigned to the primary button, then the button may not operate as expected in that program. You must assign a feature to a button that the program can recognize for the button to operate as expected. 1.9 Using a BIOS setup program to enable your mouse port If you enable your mouse port (PS/2 port) using a BIOS setup program, your computer will detect a PS/2 device when you use Add New Hardware, even without a PS/2 device connected. When your computer detects a nonexistent pointing device, you will see an exclamation point beside the PS/2 Mouse icon in the Device Manager tab in the Control Panel. >>>To display the PS/2 Mouse icon: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click System, click the Device Manager tab, and then click Mouse. To avoid this problem, do not enable your mouse port using your BIOS setup program. 1.10 Determining the IntelliPoint software version number You can easily determine what version of IntelliPoint software is installed on your computer. >>>To display the IntelliPoint software version number: 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Mouse icon. 3 Right-click within the Mouse Properties window, and then click About. 1.11 Registering your product after installing the IntelliPoint software You can only register your product when you install the IntelliPoint software. If you choose to register your product at a later time during the installation of IntelliPoint software, you must reinstall the IntelliPoint software, and then complete the Registration Wizard to register your product. ================================== Part 2: NOTES FOR WINDOWS NT USERS ================================== 2.1 Installing IntelliPoint requires system-administrator security privileges You need system-administrator security privileges to install IntelliPoint software on Windows NT systems. For information on system-administrator security, see your Windows NT documentation. 2.2 Using an IntelliMouse TrackBall or a dedicated PS/2 IntelliMouse on Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 IntelliPoint must be installed to use the wheel or wheel button on Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3. You may have a dedicated PS/2 IntelliMouse if you purchased it from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). To fix this problem, install IntelliPoint.