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Readme File for Microsoft IntelliPoint Version 2.0
September 1996
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(C) Microsoft Corporation, 1996
This document provides late-breaking or other information that
supplements the Microsoft IntelliPoint printed documentation and the
IntelliPoint Online User's Guide. The IntelliPoint 2.0 software
ships with the Microsoft IntelliMouse, the Microsoft Mouse, and
the Microsoft Home Mouse.
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CONTENTS
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1. GENERAL NOTES
1.1 Using IntelliMouse with a Switch Box
1.2 Using an External Mouse with a Laptop Computer
1.3 Mouse is not working or not working properly
1.4 Mouse Icon Disappears from Taskbar
1.5 Using IntelliMouse with EasyBall
1.6 If SnapTo Doesn't Work the Way You Expect
1.7 SmartSpeed Description is Incorrect
1.8 Disabling Point32.exe If You Use CorelDRAW 6.00.112
1.9 Disabling SnapTo If You Use CorelDRAW
2. NOTES FOR WINDOWS NT USERS
2.1 Installing Windows NT 4.0 over IntelliPoint 2.0
2.2 Installing IntelliType over IntelliPoint 2.0
2.3 Attaching Multiple Pointing Devices in Windows NT
2.4 Don't Change Mouse Driver in Windows NT
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Part 1: GENERAL NOTES
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1.1 Using IntelliMouse with a Switch Box
If you use a switch box to connect your IntelliMouse pointing
device to two or more computers, be sure to install
IntelliPoint 2.0 on both machines. Otherwise, your IntelliMouse
pointing device may work erratically, or the wheel and wheel
button may stop functioning.
In addition, do not move your mouse while switching between
computers, or you may lose the wheel and wheel button functions.
Restart your computer if the wheel and wheel button stop working.
If you experience other problems with the switch box, it may be
due to the way the switch box passes through the mouse data.
Contact your switch box supplier for support.
1.2 Using an External Mouse with a Laptop Computer
Some laptop computers enable you to use both an internal and
external pointing device at the same time. If you find that the
external mouse works erratically, or you lose the wheel and wheel
button functionality (if it is an IntelliMouse pointing device),
change the system settings on the laptop to have the system
automatically detect the external pointing device before the
internal pointing device. If your laptop computer does not
support automatic detection, you can also try attaching your
mouse to the serial port. See your laptop documentation for
information about changing system settings.
1.3 Mouse is not working or not working properly
If your mouse is not working, or is not working properly, there
may be another device (such as a modem or internal pointing device)
using either the same port or interrupt used by the mouse. Turn
off your computer and try connecting the mouse to a different
serial or PS/2 port.
1.4 Mouse Icon Disappears from Taskbar
When you install IntelliPoint 2.0, a Microsoft Mouse icon
appears on the taskbar (in the lower right corner). You can
click this icon to open IntelliPoint. However, if you turn off
all the features on the Visibility and StepSavers tabs and the
Odometer feature on the Productivity tab, the Mouse icon
disappears from the taskbar.
1.5 Using IntelliPoint with EasyBall
If you attach both a Microsoft mouse and an EasyBall mouse
to your computer, you can select a different set of pointers
for each mouse. (You select the Easyball pointers in PointerLand
and the Microsoft Mouse pointers in IntelliPoint.) However, if
any pointers are animated, both pointing devices will use the
same animated pointer. For example, if the "Busy" pointer is
animated for the Microsoft mouse, you will get the same "Busy"
pointer when you are using the EasyBall mouse.
1.6 If SnapTo Doesn't Work the Way You Expect
If you enable the SnapTo feature on the IntelliPoint StepSavers
tab, the pointer automatically moves to the default button when
you open a dialog box. However, if there is no default button,
or if the buttons in the dialog box are not standard Windows
buttons (many normal-looking buttons are actually custom buttons
that SnapTo can't find), then the pointer snaps to the center
of the dialog box. If you prefer that the pointer not move
automatically to the center of the dialog when there is no
default button, but remain where it is, you can disable the
feature in those cases.
>>>To prevent the pointer from snapping to the center of a dialog
box:
1 Click the Start button, then click Run.
2 Type REGEDIT and then press ENTER. (In Windows NT 3.5x, type
REGEDT32.EXE and then press ENTER.)
3 In the Registry Editor, open HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/
Microsoft Input Devices/Mouse.
4 In the right window, change the setting for SnapToCenterOfWindow
from "ON" to "OFF".
5 Restart your computer.
WARNING: Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use
of the Registry Editor can be solved. Use the Registry Editor at
your own risk.
For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing
Keys And Values" online Help topic in the Registry Editor
(Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.
These files are located in the Windows folder.
1.7 SmartSpeed Description is Incorrect
In the IntelliPoint Online User's Guide and the Getting Started
manual, the description of the SmartSpeed feature is slightly
in error. Turning on SmartSpeed slows the pointer over some
controls, such as icons and dialog box buttons, but not all
of the controls listed.
1.8 Disabling Point32.exe If You Use CorelDRAW
If you use IntelliPoint with CorelDRAW version 6.00.112, you will
get a general protection fault when you open CorelDRAW. Until you
receive your upgrade to CorelDRAW version 6.00.167, you can
temporarily fix this error by disabling Point32.exe while using
CorelDRAW.
>>>To disable Point32.exe:
* From Windows 95, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to display the Close Program
dialog. Select Point32, and then click End Task.
* From Windows NT 4.0, press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click the Task
Manager button. In the Task Manager, select Point32 and then
click End Task.
* From Windows NT version 3.51, use File Manager to rename the file
Point32.exe to another name, then restart your computer. Click OK
when Windows informs you that a program listed on the run line is
not available. Remember to restore the original name once you
upgrade CorelDRAW.
1.9 Disabling SnapTo If You Use CorelDRAW
If you use the Zoom In feature in CorelDRAW, be sure to disable
the SnapTo feature on the IntelliPoint StepSavers tab. Zoom In
does not work if SnapTo is enabled.
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Part 2: NOTES FOR WINDOWS NT USERS
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2.1 Installing Windows NT 4.0 over IntelliPoint 2.0
If you install Windows NT 4.0 over Windows NT 3.5x and IntelliPoint
2.0, the Windows NT 4.0 default Mouse Properties software replaces the
IntelliPoint software. Although Windows NT 4.0 provides support for the
IntelliMouse pointing device, not all of the IntelliPoint features are
available on the Windows NT 4.0 Mouse Properties software. To have
access to all of the IntelliPoint features, reinstall IntelliPoint 2.0.
2.2 Installing IntelliType over IntelliPoint 2.0
In Windows NT 3.51 only, if you lose the IntelliMouse wheel
and wheel button functionality after installing the IntelliType
version 1.1 software (available with the Microsoft Natural
Keyboard), run Setup to reinstall IntelliPoint 2.0.
2.3 Attaching Multiple Pointing Devices in Windows NT
If you attach both an IntelliMouse pointing device and a second
mouse of a different type (such as a Microsoft Mouse without
a wheel), you may encounter the following problems:
* If you reset the right button to be the primary button using
the Button Selection feature on the Basics tab in IntelliPoint,
the second mouse does not recognize the change.
* You cannot use the second mouse to set Orientation on the
Productivity tab in IntelliPoint, and the second mouse does
not recogonize any changes you make using the Orientation
feature.
* In Windows NT 3.51 only, the wheel and wheel button on the
IntelliMouse pointing device do not function.
NOTE: This does not apply to an external mouse attached to a
laptop with an internal pointing device.
2.4 Changing the Mouse Driver in Windows NT
If you are running Windows NT, it is recommended that you do NOT
change the mouse driver. (For Windows NT 4.0, the mouse driver
is set on the General tab in IntelliPoint; in Windows NT 3.5x,
the device driver is set in the Windows NT Setup program in the
Main program group.) If you change the device driver, your
computer may stop responding when you restart it.
>>>To recover if your computer stops responding:
1 Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer.
2 Press the Spacebar when prompted to display the Hardware
Profile/Last Known Good menu. (In Windows NT 3.5x, press
the Spacebar to invoke the Last Known Good State.)
3 Press "L" to choose "Last Known Good configuration." (In
Windows NT 3.5x, use the down arrow instead.)
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.