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Readme File for Microsoft IntelliPoint Version 3.1
December 1999
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(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.
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How to View This Document
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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.
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CONTENTS
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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
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Part 1: GENERAL NOTES
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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.
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Part 2: NOTES FOR WINDOWS NT USERS
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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.