Windows: Making a mouse scroll work in all windows whether or not they are active?

Question

One awesome feature I like about Ubuntu is the ability to roll your mouse and move up/down the page in a window that is not active. For instance, if I have two monitors and on one I'm reading a document and the other I'm taking down notes, I can scroll through the document without having to click on that window to make it active. In Windows I am not able to do such a thing... Is there anyway I could do this in Windows 7?

Answer 1

WizMouse will do the trick, and for free.

WizMouse is a mouse enhancement utility that makes your mouse wheel work on the window currently under the mouse pointer, instead of the currently focused window. This means you no longer have to click on a window before being able to scroll it with the mouse wheel. This is a far more comfortable and practical way to make use of the mouse wheel.