OFF97: Menu Disappears with Kensington TrackBall

ID: Q163269

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SYMPTOMS

When you click a menu in any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, the menu disappears before you click any of the menu commands.


CAUSE

This problem occurs if an early version of the Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) driver is installed on your computer. The problem is corrected in versions 5.00b and later of the Kensington software.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain and install the newest version of the Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) driver software.


MORE INFORMATION

Normally, you can select a menu command by clicking a menu and then clicking the menu command. However, if a later version of the Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) driver software is installed, use the following steps:

  1. Click a menu and hold down the mouse button.


  2. Drag the cursor to the menu command you want to use.


  3. When you select the menu command, release the mouse button.


Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) is manufactured by Kensington, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. In the Unites States of America, Kensington Technical Support can reached at (800) 535-4242.

Additional query words: 97 OFF97 


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdta xlui 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 4, 1999