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Windows 7 Pro & 5 button IntelliMouse

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(@brad-ott)
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Having trouble finding any help through Google & Bing etc to get Win7Pro to allow me to configure my trusty old Microsoft 5 button IntelliMouse.

It only recognizes it as a 3 button.

I have downloaded & tried to update drivers from Microsoft websites & Win7Pro keeps telling me that I already have the latest & greatest drivers.

Yeah right, it thinks my mouse only has 3 buttons too.

 
Posted : June 13, 2011 5:09 pm
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Make sure you pick the actual model of your mouse.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/downloads

 
Posted : June 14, 2011 7:29 am
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Windows will not allow me to choose from Any options.

I will look at your link when I get back to the office.

Thanks!

iPhoned the link... Yeah I have been to that link with no help many times the past several days...

 
Posted : June 14, 2011 7:45 am
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Found this tidbit:

> I ran into this problem as well with my intellimouse optical being recognized as an intellimouse web. I was able to change to optical by updating the driver, select "browse my computer for driver software," selecting "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer," unchecking show compatible hardware, and selecting Microsoft and "Microsoft USB intellimouse optical (intellipoint)." The buttons are working correctly for me now.

 
Posted : June 14, 2011 8:17 am
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Thanks Wendell

I saw that one too. Only when I run the driver exe it does not allow me to put the files where I want to so I can browse to them later?

 
Posted : June 14, 2011 9:23 am
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I actually was able to follow Wendell's found tidbit & I even rebooted after I followed the instructions & still I get this screen when I try to set up my 5 (FIVE) button mouse...

And the mouse is actually plugged in fine & working as a three button mouse just fine....

When I click "How do I enable features? I get this:

Aaarrrrgh

 
Posted : June 14, 2011 5:23 pm