IntelliPoint: Wheel Does Not Function in Multiple Home Base Desktops

ID: Q223340

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft IntelliPoint software versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

SYMPTOMS

When you install the Microsoft IntelliPoint software on a Compaq computer, IntelliPoint features such as the wheel may not function.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if Compaq Home Base is running on your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

Compaq Home Base is a program that is provided with certain Compaq computers and enables you to configure multiple desktops on a single computer.

When you install the IntelliPoint software on a computer running Compaq Home Base, IntelliPoint features such as the wheel function only in the desktop configuration on which the IntelliPoint software was installed.

If you install the IntelliPoint software version 2.1 or earlier, you may also receive the following error message when you switch between Home Base desktops:

MSWheel

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 2.20 mouse does not scroll pan


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg intellipoint kbimu 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.2
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 7, 1999