Wheel Tab Is Unavailable When You Use an IBM Thinkpad

ID: Q165765

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you install the IntelliMouse and IntelliPoint 2.0 software on an IBM ThinkPad computer, the Wheel tab in the Mouse tool in Control Panel may be unavailable.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the built-in pointing device on the IBM ThinkPad 760CD or 760ED computer is enabled.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, disable the built-in pointing device or connect the Microsoft pointing device to an available serial port. For information about how to disable the built-in pointing device, see the documentation provided with your computer or contact IBM.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to solve problems related to Microsoft Pointing Devices, use the Pointing Devices Troubleshooter located at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/hardware/intellimouse/mousetshoot/

Additional query words: 1.00 2.00 intelli point greyed grayed out 


Keywords          : kbtool intellipoint intellimouse mouse 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 23, 1999