Wireless Optical Desktop Elite: The wheel button may not function the same as the middle button or the third button when you use a Microsoft mouse that has a wheel in a game

SUPPORT SOLUTION:
When you use a Microsoft mouse that has a wheel in a game, the wheel
button may not function the same as the middle button or the third button.. This problem may occur if the following conditions are
true:
Microsoft IntelliPoint software is installed on your
computer.You have assigned the wheel button to function the same as
the middle or third button in the game. Additionally, this problem occurs if software from a previous
mouse is still installed on your computer.. To work around this problem, use one of the following
methods. .Method 1: Turn off Direct Input
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If Direct Input is available in the game turn it off.Note You may have to see your game manufacturer for instructions about
how to do this. .Method 2: Remove Previous Mouse Software
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To remove previous mouse software, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.Note If you use Microsoft Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.Double-click Add or Remove
Programs.Select any pointing device related software, and then click
Remove.Repeat these steps until there is no pointing device
software is listed..Method 3: Remove all Mouse Devices and Software and then Reinstall
2, ‘resolution’);
Remove pointing devices. To remove pointing devices, follow these
steps in order.
Verify Device Manager. To do this, follow these steps.Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
3, ‘resolution’);
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.Double-click System, and then click the Device Manager tab.Expand Mouse.Make a list of the entries listed under this type for
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer.Click Cancel to close Device Manager.Window XP
3, ‘resolution’);
Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click System.On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.Expand Mouse.Make a list of the entries listed under this type for
Wireless Intellimouse Explorer.Click Cancel to close Device Manager.Restart the computer in Safe Mode. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Shut Down.Click Restart the computer, and then click Yes.Press the F8 key, and then select Safe Mode on the Startup menu.When Windows finishes startup, close the message about
Safe Mode.Verify Device Manager and remove duplicate devices. To do
this, follow these steps..Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
2, ‘resolution’);
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.Double-click System.Click the Device Manager tab.Remove any devices other than the list that you made in
the “Verify Device Manager” section earlier in this article.Restart the computer in Normal mode..Window XP
2, ‘resolution’);
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.Double-click System. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. Expand Mouse.Remove any devices other than the list that you made in
the “Verify Device Manager” section earlier in this article.Restart the computer in Normal mode.Remove the IntelliPoint software. To do this, follow these
steps:
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.Note If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.Click Add or Remove Programs.From the list of installed programs, select Microsoft IntelliPoint, and then click Add or Remove.Follow the instructions on the screen to remove
Microsoft IntelliPoint.Delete the folder in which the software was
installed.Download and reinstall the IntelliPoint software. To do this,
visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=MK
(http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=MK)
.Method 4: Reassign the Wheel Button
2, ‘resolution’);
Assign the wheel button to use a key on the keyboard that is not
assigned to a game action or to a Microsoft Windows command. To do this, follow
these steps.Note You must install the IntelliPoint software before you follow
these steps.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.Double-click Mouse.On the Buttons tab, configure the Wheel Button box to use a key on the keyboard
that is not assigned to a game action or to a Windows command.Click OK.Start the game that you are trying to play, and then
configure the keyboard and the pointing device assignments for the
game.Assign the actions for which you want to use the wheel
button to the key on the keyboard that you assigned to the button in step
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