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blase · Feb 20, 2003, 05:54 AM

Is it realistic/necessary for MS to release some 10.2 drivers for their mice? They still list the latest as being for 10.1.3 or something.

I'd had them installed on an iBook under 10.2.3 w/o issue. (Well I could keep the iBook awake by unpluggin the mouse when the lid was closed....Apple doesn't want me doing that though)

<RANT>It bother me that it doesn't properly use the System Preferences though. "When mouse connected, turn off trackpad" DO THIS MS!!!! Comply with the OS interface!</RANT>

Helvetica Neue · Feb 20, 2003, 06:18 AM

I'm not sure, but I have Microsoft Mouse installed on 10.2.3 (holding off on 10.2.4 for now) on my TiBook and it seems to work fine - I can assign keystroke to my optical intellimouse etc...

Nonsuch · Feb 20, 2003, 01:12 PM

My Wireless Blue works fine under 10.2.4.

OAW · Feb 20, 2003, 02:09 PM

The current MS Mouse drivers work fine for my IntelliMouse Explorer. The only problem I have is that when it's installed, the "Ignore Trackpad when mouse is present" mouse preference on my iBook does not work! I'm not sure if this is a MS problem since the same thing happens when I install the Kensington mouse drivers.

The bottom line for me is that installing a 3rd party driver kills this functionality. I wish Apple/MS/Kensington would fix this ASAP. Other than that, I have no trouble out of the MS drivers at all.

OAW