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Ed.
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      12-13-2006
Where can I find this final version of 6.1 ?

Thanks,
Ed.

"Johnathonm" <> wrote in message
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> Turn off the accelerated scrolling option.
>
> By default intellipont has scrolling acceleration enabled. ie. the faster
> you scroll the wheel the quicker it moves the page down. Rather than by 3
> lines like before.
>
>
> "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>
>> My personal solution has been to:
>> - Go into Device Manager
>> - Mice and other pointing devices
>> - Uninstall the driver (CHECK to delete driver software)
>> - Action->Scan for hardware changes
>>
>> For me, since I had the beta Intellipoint drivers running before these
>> final
>> version drivers, it proceeded to install:
>>
>> Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
>> 6/30/2006
>> 6.1.246.0
>> Digital Signer: microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher
>>
>> With these 6.1.246.0 drivers, I appear to not have the scrolling issue,
>> while at the same time I CAN use the 6.10.156.0 IntelliPoint software
>> settings.
>>
>> This leads me to believe the problem is in the drivers (or driver
>> settings)
>> that get installed alongside 6.10.156.0 software... ie: The problem is
>> not
>> with the software, it's with the drivers.
>>
>> I hope this makes sense, and helps SOMEBODY. In the meantime, Microsoft,
>> can you work to fix this problem? You can contact me for more
>> information.
>>
>> "Jeff Billimek" wrote:
>>
>> > I'm having the same problem. What a buggy release!
>> >
>> > I found that I can temporarily correct the problem by killing
>> > ipoint.exe
>> > from task manager and then restarting it by opening the mouse
>> > properties
>> > (which spawns ipoint.exe). Oh, by the way, if you put the computer to
>> > sleep
>> > and wake up again, scrolling will be screwed up again.
>> >
>> > This, combined with the still-not-fixed bug of the wireless receiver
>> > 3.0A
>> > models preventing the display from going to sleep or screensaver
>> > activating,
>> > is extremely disappointing and disturbing considering that this is
>> > Microsoft
>> > hardware on a Microsoft operating system.
>> >
>> > "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I recently installed:
>> > >
>> > > Vista IntelliPoint 6.1 (6.10.156.0) ... for my
>> > > Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 ....... on
>> > > Windows Vista RTM
>> > >
>> > > The problem I'm having is that vertical scrolling seems messed up.
>> > > In order
>> > > to trigger the OS into scrolling, it requires me to scroll more than
>> > > I should
>> > > need to.
>> > >
>> > > That being said, an example is that if I just scroll the wheel
>> > > slowly, the
>> > > OS never recognizes it as a scroll, and nothing happens. Expected
>> > > behavior
>> > > would be for the system to recognize a slow scroll (just like prior
>> > > IntelliPoint releases)
>> > >
>> > > Also, I cannot get the scroll speed and acceleration settings to work
>> > > the
>> > > way I would like them to, either. It's strange; it seems like
>> > > different
>> > > applications scroll at different rates and accelerations; expected
>> > > behavior
>> > > would be that the settings work regardless of which application is
>> > > running
>> > > (just like prior IntelliPoint releases) ... and no I don't have any
>> > > application-specific settings.
>> > >
>> > > Am I alone in noticing this erratic vertical scrolling with the
>> > > latest
>> > > release?
>> > >
>> > > PS: Haven't tested horizontal scrolling at all yet.



 
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      12-13-2006
Ed,
Here ya go, good luck!!
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/vi...ellipoint.mspx

Jeff

"Ed." <ejs(at)zoom.net> wrote in message
news:eUn6t$...
> Where can I find this final version of 6.1 ?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed.
>
> "Johnathonm" <> wrote in message
> news:193D3CCB-0CF8-4AD4-9FF3-...
>> Turn off the accelerated scrolling option.
>>
>> By default intellipont has scrolling acceleration enabled. ie. the
>> faster
>> you scroll the wheel the quicker it moves the page down. Rather than by
>> 3
>> lines like before.
>>
>>
>> "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>
>>> My personal solution has been to:
>>> - Go into Device Manager
>>> - Mice and other pointing devices
>>> - Uninstall the driver (CHECK to delete driver software)
>>> - Action->Scan for hardware changes
>>>
>>> For me, since I had the beta Intellipoint drivers running before these
>>> final
>>> version drivers, it proceeded to install:
>>>
>>> Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
>>> 6/30/2006
>>> 6.1.246.0
>>> Digital Signer: microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher
>>>
>>> With these 6.1.246.0 drivers, I appear to not have the scrolling issue,
>>> while at the same time I CAN use the 6.10.156.0 IntelliPoint software
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> This leads me to believe the problem is in the drivers (or driver
>>> settings)
>>> that get installed alongside 6.10.156.0 software... ie: The problem is
>>> not
>>> with the software, it's with the drivers.
>>>
>>> I hope this makes sense, and helps SOMEBODY. In the meantime,
>>> Microsoft,
>>> can you work to fix this problem? You can contact me for more
>>> information.
>>>
>>> "Jeff Billimek" wrote:
>>>
>>> > I'm having the same problem. What a buggy release!
>>> >
>>> > I found that I can temporarily correct the problem by killing
>>> > ipoint.exe
>>> > from task manager and then restarting it by opening the mouse
>>> > properties
>>> > (which spawns ipoint.exe). Oh, by the way, if you put the computer to
>>> > sleep
>>> > and wake up again, scrolling will be screwed up again.
>>> >
>>> > This, combined with the still-not-fixed bug of the wireless receiver
>>> > 3.0A
>>> > models preventing the display from going to sleep or screensaver
>>> > activating,
>>> > is extremely disappointing and disturbing considering that this is
>>> > Microsoft
>>> > hardware on a Microsoft operating system.
>>> >
>>> > "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I recently installed:
>>> > >
>>> > > Vista IntelliPoint 6.1 (6.10.156.0) ... for my
>>> > > Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 ....... on
>>> > > Windows Vista RTM
>>> > >
>>> > > The problem I'm having is that vertical scrolling seems messed up.
>>> > > In order
>>> > > to trigger the OS into scrolling, it requires me to scroll more than
>>> > > I should
>>> > > need to.
>>> > >
>>> > > That being said, an example is that if I just scroll the wheel
>>> > > slowly, the
>>> > > OS never recognizes it as a scroll, and nothing happens. Expected
>>> > > behavior
>>> > > would be for the system to recognize a slow scroll (just like prior
>>> > > IntelliPoint releases)
>>> > >
>>> > > Also, I cannot get the scroll speed and acceleration settings to
>>> > > work the
>>> > > way I would like them to, either. It's strange; it seems like
>>> > > different
>>> > > applications scroll at different rates and accelerations; expected
>>> > > behavior
>>> > > would be that the settings work regardless of which application is
>>> > > running
>>> > > (just like prior IntelliPoint releases) ... and no I don't have any
>>> > > application-specific settings.
>>> > >
>>> > > Am I alone in noticing this erratic vertical scrolling with the
>>> > > latest
>>> > > release?
>>> > >
>>> > > PS: Haven't tested horizontal scrolling at all yet.

>
>


 
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      12-13-2006
oops,
here's the whole deal, not just for the mouse,

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/vi...tasupport.mspx

Jeff

"Ed." <ejs(at)zoom.net> wrote in message
news:eUn6t$...
> Where can I find this final version of 6.1 ?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed.
>
> "Johnathonm" <> wrote in message
> news:193D3CCB-0CF8-4AD4-9FF3-...
>> Turn off the accelerated scrolling option.
>>
>> By default intellipont has scrolling acceleration enabled. ie. the
>> faster
>> you scroll the wheel the quicker it moves the page down. Rather than by
>> 3
>> lines like before.
>>
>>
>> "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>
>>> My personal solution has been to:
>>> - Go into Device Manager
>>> - Mice and other pointing devices
>>> - Uninstall the driver (CHECK to delete driver software)
>>> - Action->Scan for hardware changes
>>>
>>> For me, since I had the beta Intellipoint drivers running before these
>>> final
>>> version drivers, it proceeded to install:
>>>
>>> Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
>>> 6/30/2006
>>> 6.1.246.0
>>> Digital Signer: microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher
>>>
>>> With these 6.1.246.0 drivers, I appear to not have the scrolling issue,
>>> while at the same time I CAN use the 6.10.156.0 IntelliPoint software
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> This leads me to believe the problem is in the drivers (or driver
>>> settings)
>>> that get installed alongside 6.10.156.0 software... ie: The problem is
>>> not
>>> with the software, it's with the drivers.
>>>
>>> I hope this makes sense, and helps SOMEBODY. In the meantime,
>>> Microsoft,
>>> can you work to fix this problem? You can contact me for more
>>> information.
>>>
>>> "Jeff Billimek" wrote:
>>>
>>> > I'm having the same problem. What a buggy release!
>>> >
>>> > I found that I can temporarily correct the problem by killing
>>> > ipoint.exe
>>> > from task manager and then restarting it by opening the mouse
>>> > properties
>>> > (which spawns ipoint.exe). Oh, by the way, if you put the computer to
>>> > sleep
>>> > and wake up again, scrolling will be screwed up again.
>>> >
>>> > This, combined with the still-not-fixed bug of the wireless receiver
>>> > 3.0A
>>> > models preventing the display from going to sleep or screensaver
>>> > activating,
>>> > is extremely disappointing and disturbing considering that this is
>>> > Microsoft
>>> > hardware on a Microsoft operating system.
>>> >
>>> > "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I recently installed:
>>> > >
>>> > > Vista IntelliPoint 6.1 (6.10.156.0) ... for my
>>> > > Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 ....... on
>>> > > Windows Vista RTM
>>> > >
>>> > > The problem I'm having is that vertical scrolling seems messed up.
>>> > > In order
>>> > > to trigger the OS into scrolling, it requires me to scroll more than
>>> > > I should
>>> > > need to.
>>> > >
>>> > > That being said, an example is that if I just scroll the wheel
>>> > > slowly, the
>>> > > OS never recognizes it as a scroll, and nothing happens. Expected
>>> > > behavior
>>> > > would be for the system to recognize a slow scroll (just like prior
>>> > > IntelliPoint releases)
>>> > >
>>> > > Also, I cannot get the scroll speed and acceleration settings to
>>> > > work the
>>> > > way I would like them to, either. It's strange; it seems like
>>> > > different
>>> > > applications scroll at different rates and accelerations; expected
>>> > > behavior
>>> > > would be that the settings work regardless of which application is
>>> > > running
>>> > > (just like prior IntelliPoint releases) ... and no I don't have any
>>> > > application-specific settings.
>>> > >
>>> > > Am I alone in noticing this erratic vertical scrolling with the
>>> > > latest
>>> > > release?
>>> > >
>>> > > PS: Haven't tested horizontal scrolling at all yet.

>
>


 
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      12-13-2006
OK Jeff. Thanks for the reply and the links.
We got it downloaded now. Hopefully it works fine.

Thanks Again,
Ed.

"Jeff" <> wrote in message
news:...
> oops,
> here's the whole deal, not just for the mouse,
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/vi...tasupport.mspx
>
> Jeff
>
> "Ed." <ejs(at)zoom.net> wrote in message
> news:eUn6t$...
>> Where can I find this final version of 6.1 ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ed.
>>
>> "Johnathonm" <> wrote in message
>> news:193D3CCB-0CF8-4AD4-9FF3-...
>>> Turn off the accelerated scrolling option.
>>>
>>> By default intellipont has scrolling acceleration enabled. ie. the
>>> faster
>>> you scroll the wheel the quicker it moves the page down. Rather than by
>>> 3
>>> lines like before.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>>
>>>> My personal solution has been to:
>>>> - Go into Device Manager
>>>> - Mice and other pointing devices
>>>> - Uninstall the driver (CHECK to delete driver software)
>>>> - Action->Scan for hardware changes
>>>>
>>>> For me, since I had the beta Intellipoint drivers running before these
>>>> final
>>>> version drivers, it proceeded to install:
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft USB Wireless Mouse (IntelliPoint)
>>>> 6/30/2006
>>>> 6.1.246.0
>>>> Digital Signer: microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher
>>>>
>>>> With these 6.1.246.0 drivers, I appear to not have the scrolling issue,
>>>> while at the same time I CAN use the 6.10.156.0 IntelliPoint software
>>>> settings.
>>>>
>>>> This leads me to believe the problem is in the drivers (or driver
>>>> settings)
>>>> that get installed alongside 6.10.156.0 software... ie: The problem is
>>>> not
>>>> with the software, it's with the drivers.
>>>>
>>>> I hope this makes sense, and helps SOMEBODY. In the meantime,
>>>> Microsoft,
>>>> can you work to fix this problem? You can contact me for more
>>>> information.
>>>>
>>>> "Jeff Billimek" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I'm having the same problem. What a buggy release!
>>>> >
>>>> > I found that I can temporarily correct the problem by killing
>>>> > ipoint.exe
>>>> > from task manager and then restarting it by opening the mouse
>>>> > properties
>>>> > (which spawns ipoint.exe). Oh, by the way, if you put the computer to
>>>> > sleep
>>>> > and wake up again, scrolling will be screwed up again.
>>>> >
>>>> > This, combined with the still-not-fixed bug of the wireless receiver
>>>> > 3.0A
>>>> > models preventing the display from going to sleep or screensaver
>>>> > activating,
>>>> > is extremely disappointing and disturbing considering that this is
>>>> > Microsoft
>>>> > hardware on a Microsoft operating system.
>>>> >
>>>> > "Jacob W. Klein" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > I recently installed:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Vista IntelliPoint 6.1 (6.10.156.0) ... for my
>>>> > > Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 ....... on
>>>> > > Windows Vista RTM
>>>> > >
>>>> > > The problem I'm having is that vertical scrolling seems messed up.
>>>> > > In order
>>>> > > to trigger the OS into scrolling, it requires me to scroll more
>>>> > > than I should
>>>> > > need to.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > That being said, an example is that if I just scroll the wheel
>>>> > > slowly, the
>>>> > > OS never recognizes it as a scroll, and nothing happens. Expected
>>>> > > behavior
>>>> > > would be for the system to recognize a slow scroll (just like prior
>>>> > > IntelliPoint releases)
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Also, I cannot get the scroll speed and acceleration settings to
>>>> > > work the
>>>> > > way I would like them to, either. It's strange; it seems like
>>>> > > different
>>>> > > applications scroll at different rates and accelerations; expected
>>>> > > behavior
>>>> > > would be that the settings work regardless of which application is
>>>> > > running
>>>> > > (just like prior IntelliPoint releases) ... and no I don't have any
>>>> > > application-specific settings.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Am I alone in noticing this erratic vertical scrolling with the
>>>> > > latest
>>>> > > release?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > PS: Haven't tested horizontal scrolling at all yet.

>>
>>

>



 
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