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About Kensington MouseWorks for Windows 2000/XP
Version 6.2.0
This document describes the Kensington MouseWorks software for Microsoft
Windows 2000 and Windows XP. (For notes on Windows 98 and Windows Me, see
the file README9X.TXT.)
CONTENTS
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1. Installation
2. Using the MouseWorks control panel
3. Things to Watch Out For
4. What's New
5. Known Issues
6. Uninstalling MouseWorks
7. How to Report a Bug
8. How to Contact Kensington
IMPORTANT NOTE
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MouseWorks 6.0.3 does NOT support:
- Windows 95
- Windows NT
- WebRacer
- Any mouse or trackball connected to a serial port
If you need driver support for any of these products, please download
MouseWorks version 5.61 from the Kensington website.
1. Installation
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CAUTION! Before starting the install process, close all active running
applications, and save your data.
1) Make sure that you are logged onto your Windows 2000/XP system with
an account that has sufficient user privileges to modify the registry and
install device drivers.
2) Make sure your device is plugged in. You can plug in a USB device
without restarting. If you plug a device into a PS/2 port, you will need to
restart your computer before proceeding with installation.
When your computer first discovers the new device attached, the "Add New
Hardware Wizard" will run and install the default drivers for the device.
After the "Add New Hardware Wizard" completes its task, you can proceed to
install MouseWorks.
3) If installing from a CD-ROM, insert the MouseWorks CD-ROM into your
CD-ROM drive. The Setup application should launch automatically. If it does
not start automatically, then
(a) Click the Start menu and choose Run.
(b) Then, click the Browse button and choose the CD-ROM drive.
(c) To install the software, select Mworks\SETUP.EXE, click OK
and follow the instructions.
If installing from a downloaded file, simply locate the file SETUP.EXE
(after unzipping the archive, if necessary), double-click it, and follow
the instructions.
4) You will see a window that says, "Do you want to check the Kensington
website for the latest MouseWorks software?" We recommend clicking Yes.
This will ensure that the version of MouseWorks you install is the very
latest one available.
5) When prompted, restart your computer to complete the installation
process.
2. Using the MouseWorks Control Panel
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MouseWorks is now integrated into the Mouse control panel. To configure
MouseWorks, double-click the Mouse icon in your Control Panels folder
(or click the new MouseWorks System Tray icon).
For instructions on using MouseWorks, click the Help button at the bottom
of the control panel to display our electronic help using your default
web browser.
3. Things to Watch Out For
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* MouseWorks displays the configuration of only one device at a time. If
you have more than one Kensington input device attached, the device with
the greater number of buttons will be displayed. Button settings apply
to all devices--e.g., if you set Button 3 on your Expert Mouse Pro to be
"Drag," then Button 3 on your Optical Elite will also be set to "Drag."
4. What's New
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NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 6.0.3 (SINCE VERSION 5.61)
MouseWorks 6.0 was the most significant rewrite of the software in many
years. MouseWorks 6.0.2 adds to that functionality.
Here is a sampling of the many features and updates:
1. MouseWorks is now integrated into the Mouse control panel, rather than
being a stand-alone application.
2. The button response menus have been shortened, with all the additional
dialog boxes (for things like More Clicks, Paste Text, Keystrokes,
Shortcuts, and Pop-Up Menus) rolled into a single, more coherently
organized window called Other Options.
3. The "List View" interface for setting up responses activated by pressing
one or more modifier keys plus a mouse button has been replaced by a
simpler, less modal interface called "Advanced View."
4. The interface for Application Settings (formerly known as "Application
Sets") has been revised to be easier to understand.
5. You can now launch MouseWorks using a System Tray icon.
6. The "Show Buttons" floating window has been replaced with button (and
wheel) state indicators on the Kensington tab.
7. Preference files (and Application Settings files) are now stored in XML
format, making them easier to edit and much less susceptible to
corruption.
8. A new "Check for Updates" button enables MouseWorks to automatically
check for newer versions of itself online, and if found, apply updates
without any manual steps from the user.
9. The MouseWorks icon and Kensington logo have been updated.
10. Numerous improvements have been made to the installer to make it more
robust. For example, the installer will now attempt to uninstall any
existing third-party mouse driver software that may conflict with it.
11. A great many small tweaks have been made to the user interface,
including updated electronic Help.
12. Major architectural improvements have been made, which should make
MouseWorks easier to maintain in the future.
13. MouseWorks now supports individual settings for each user under Windows
2000 and Windows XP.
14. Many of the new Kensington input devices work at 800DPI. MouseWorks
6.0.2 now fully supports these devices.
15. Addition of support for several new devices including Expert Mouse
and Pilot (wired and wireless versions)
16. Replacement of Acceleration adjustments with 'Fine Tuning' adjustments.
17. A single control has been added for swapping left and right buttons
as a convenience for left handed users.
18. A new configuration manager has been added to assist in setting
various MouseWorks settings. The configuration manager will
automatically run after installing MouseWorks.
19. Addition of a "swap scroll direction" feature that allows the
scroll wheel to control swapping in the horizontal, as well as
vertical, direction.
5. Known Issues
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* If you assign a button to "Scroll with Mouse," you may notice in certain
applications that the screen flashes briefly when that button is pressed
to turn scroll mode on or off.
* There are two outstanding issues with Netscape 6. Because these issues
are inherent to the design of Netscape 6, we currently have no way to
solve them. Older versions of Netscape do not exhibit these problems.
(1) Autoprogramming of DirectLaunch buttons on Expert Mouse Pro (by
pressing and holding the button while viewing a web page) does not
work. Workaround: Enter URLs manually using the DirectLaunch tab
of the MouseWorks control panel.
(2) If Netscape 6 is your default browser, each time you launch a URL
(either using a DirectLaunch button or a regular mouse button
programmed with the Launch URL response), a new browser window
will open--even if Netscape is already running.
* In most web browsers the keystrokes "Alt + Left Arrow" and "Alt + Right
Arrow" can be used for "Back" and "Forward," respectively. However, in
some cases using the Keyboard Emulation feature in MouseWorks to perform
these commands will not work. For best results, use the commands "Button 4
(Back)" and "Button 5 (Fwd)" located under Standard Clicks instead.
* When clicking the mouse and moving at the same time, the clicks can
sometimes be delayed such that the click does not occur at the
appropriate location. To correct this problem, go to the Click Speed tab
and move the Chording Speed slider to the right (faster).
* Instant Menu does not work in any of the Microsoft Office applications or
in Internet Explorer. This is due to the new style of menu bar control
introduced by Microsoft that makes reading the menu entries impossible.
* The MouseWorks control panel is not hot-plug/unplug aware. If you plug
or unplug a device while the control panel is open, any changes (for
example, a different device picture or adding/removing the DirectLaunch
tab) will not be immediately reflected. You must exit and reopen the
control panel to see device-related changes.
* If you have a button assigned to perform a "Keystrokes" (Keyboard
Emulation) action, this will only work if there is a keyboard plugged
into the computer.
6. Uninstalling MouseWorks
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If you should ever wish to uninstall MouseWorks, simply double-click the
Add/Remove Programs icon in your Control Panels folder, select the
Kensington MouseWorks entry, and click Remove. At the end of the
uninstallation process, you will need to restart your computer.
7. How to Report a Bug
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Bug reports should be sent to mw_beta@kensington.com.
Please enter one of the following in the subject field of your message:
Bug Report for Windows 2000
Bug Report for Windows XP
Follow this with one or more asterisks to describe the severity of the
problem.
***** - freeze-ups, blue screens, reproducible system crashes, etc.
**** - application crashes, conflicts with other input devices, etc.
*** - certain features of MouseWorks do not work correctly.
** - other less severe issues.
* - very cosmetic issues.
So a typical subject heading would be "Bug Report for Windows XP - **".
Include the following information in the body of the report.
1. Your name and telephone number.
2. Exact model of your computer and amount of RAM installed.
3. Any other peripherals connected to your computer and if possible the
version of device drivers for those peripherals.
4. Is the Kensington pointing device on a USB or PS/2 port? What kind of
Kensington pointing device? Is the USB pointing device attached through
an external USB hub?
5. Do you have any other input devices? If so, what are they and how are
they connected? What version of control software are they running under?
6. Description of the problem. Please outline step by step instructions to
reproduce the problem. If we cannot reproduce the problem, we cannot
fix the problem. Describe the issue in detail.
7. Can you reproduce the problem?
8. Anything else you think will be useful for us to understand the cause of
the problem.
8. How to Contact Kensington
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Kensington Computer Products Group
333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Sixth Floor
Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
http://www.kensington.com
Technical Support (US and Canada):
800-535-4242
General Information:
650-572-2700 (Voice)
650-572-9675 (Fax)
Copyright ?? 2005 Kensington Computer Products Group,
a division of ACCO Brands, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.