Questions about using, installing, configuring, repairing, or otherwise troubleshooting mice.
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Using Windows 7, how can you use multiple mice (to get multiple cursors)?
Is it somehow possible to use two mice in Windows 7? I think this could be useful; like using two fingers on a multi touch display...
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9answers
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Modify or disable Windows 8 swipe gestures on touchpad / laptop
I have an ASUS G75VW laptop with a Synaptic touchpad (/trackpad). When I move my finger from one edge towards the middle (the swipe), Windows 8 will bring up different stuff.
This is a problem ...
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2answers
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Security on wireless mouse and keyboard
At work I am using a wireless mouse and keyboard. I was sitting at my desk this morning wondering if and how they are secured against key loggers.
What stops another device from listening to my ...
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Make Mac OS X mouse acceleration more Windows-like
The mouse acceleration on Mac OS X is driving me nuts. It may work for touchpads but nothing beats the Windows' acceleration curves. Is there a way to modify the behaviour on OS X? I tried getting a ...
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Why is my USB mouse disconnecting and reconnecting randomly and often?
My mouse will reconnect/disconnect (will even hear the sounds from Windows), and the light on the bottom of the mouse will turn off/turn on as it starts working again.
It really sucks to be playing a ...
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1answer
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I accidentally plugged my USB mouse into my eSata port… it works?
I'm on a Thinkpad T510 and I accidentally plugged my Razor USB mouse into the eSata port not realizing my error because it has been working fine this whole time. Does this seem a little odd?
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Disabling mouse acceleration in Mac OS X
I've been looking for a solution to the unusable mouse problem in Mac OS X for ages. I've tried a gazillion programs and fiddled with every setting there is or there can be added. So far, I haven't ...
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5answers
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Replacement mouse “feet”?
The plastic skid pad "feet" on the bottom of my Logitech G9 mouse (which I love!) are getting rather worn down -- to the point that the outer shell of the mouse scrapes on the mousepad a bit.
I've ...
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Back / Forward mouse buttons do not work in VMWare Workstation 6.5 Guest OS
I am using a Logitech G9 mouse and running VMWare Workstation 6.5.3 on Vista x64. The guest OS is Win XP, and has the most current version of VMWare Tools installed. Left / right buttons and mouse ...
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2answers
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Windows 8 doesn't detect my MacBook Pro trackpad
I have to plugin an external USB mouse in order to use the cursor.
Specs:
Boot Camp 3.3
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro
OS ...
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6answers
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Why is my mouse pointer moving on its own?
After two months of working correctly, I am experiencing an strange and very annoying problem. My mouse pointer is moving on its own. If I move the mouse to the left, as soon as I stop the movement, ...
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2answers
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Disable trackpad when mouse is connected (Dell laptop)
When typing on the keyboard of my Dell laptop, my palm occasionally slips over the trackpad, moving the cursor to another position in the text or putting focus on another window.
I'd like to find a ...
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1answer
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Controlling mouse pointer with keyboard
How can I control the mouse pointer with keyboard (e.g. with arrow keys) on Windows OS?
Some computers I use have mice with bad sensitivity, so I sometimes need to have more precise mouse controls.
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0answers
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Configuring Separate Accelerations for Mice (Per-Pointer Speeds)
I just got a USB mouse that is 1600 dpi, while my normal one is 800 dpi. As a result, when I move the new mouse, the cursor flies around the screen at double speed.
If I reduce the speed in the mouse ...
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5answers
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Alt+click-drag window resizing on a Mac? (Similar to X-Windows)
Is there a way I can get this behavior on Mac OS?
alt + right-click-drag will resize the window, relative to where you've clicked within the window and the window's center
alt + left-click-drag will ...
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2answers
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How to make mouse wheel to scroll control under mouse cursor?
Currently, mouse wheel scrolls the control that has keyboard focus. That's not good when window has several scrollable controls, because I have to click control first and then scroll. And the same ...
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Does Apple Magic Mouse fully work on Windows 7 x86/x64?
I would like to know if Apple Magic Mouse works on Windows 7 (x86/x64) on non-Apple computers.
Here are some checklists:
x64 compatibility
left click
right click
middle button?
vertical scroll
...
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14answers
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Recommended mouse alternatives for people with RSI from using computer too much? [closed]
I have an odd RSI problem that means using a mouse on the desk doesn't work well for me.
I researched hand-held mouse alternatives years ago and ended up buying one of these:
The (old model) ...
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3answers
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Dedicated Mouse and Keyboard on VirtualBox VM
Currently I am trying to run VirtualBox on my second monitor, with a dedicated mouse and keyboard. However, doing so has not proven easy. There has been times where the mouse works, but not the ...
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2answers
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Windows: Possible to have custom mouse profiles?
I sometimes plug in my Wacom Bamboo tablet to my PC and I use the Wacom Bamboo mouse instead of the normal Microsoft mouse at those times. Now I would like to have different mouse settings for these 2 ...
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How do you disable mouse scroll wheel acceleration in Mac OS?
Under Windows and Linux, the mouse scroll wheel seems to be linear. Under Mac OS the scroll wheel some sort of acceleration which means it either goes too slow or too fast.
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Making a mouse scroll work in non-active windows?
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 ...
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2answers
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How to get Windows XP to play a sound on mouse clicks
Is it possible to play a sound each time the mouse button is pressed in Windows?
We have some touch screens PC's that run Windows XP, and would like them to beep when pressed so the users know they ...
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1answer
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Magic Mouse on Windows Vista machine
i just got a magic mouse for my vista basic dell laptop.
i installed the 32bit driver for it by following uneasysilence instruction.
i have basic functions like left and right click.
i read some ...
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1answer
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Keyboard and mouse not working in Windows 2003 Server / HPML350 G5 server?
I have currently commenced working at a new company which is using Windows Server 2003. I am able to remote desktop into the server and it all works fine. The only problem is if I go to the server ...
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Automate mouse button click with script or macro
I'm searching for a script or macro program which pushes the 4th or 5th mouse button every 5 seconds.
This script or macro program is for a friend who uses Windows 7 on an Asus notebook. I cannot try ...
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Need an emulator for PS/2 mouse port
Is there any emulator that allows to treat all non-PS/2 mouse activities as if I had one? I.e. if I have a usb mouse but it could be reached by interacting with PS/2 port.
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2answers
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No Mouse During Windows 7 Install
I'm having a problem installing Windows 7 on my Dell XPS m1330 notebook. When booting from DVD I get to the screen where you select the language; time and currency; and keyboard input or method only ...
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1answer
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Generic mouse button remapping utility/driver
I'm looking for a generic utility/driver that allows me some basic mouse button remapping; especially setting the thumb button as "middle button" and maybe even the wheel button as "double click".
I ...
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1answer
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How do i disable the ctrl+click on an Apple Mouse
I'm finding it hard playing my games because of the ctrl+click that apple made for 1 button mouses. Can anybody help me because it's not doing what i want it do, it just does a right-click.
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The Synaptics touchpad driver cannot prevent the touchpad from “tapping = click”
This is related to this question.
the Synaptics touchpad driver cannot prevent the touchpad from treating a tap as a click. Is there some window that is not seen that actually can set it or can ...
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How can Windows 7 disallow “tapping the mousepad (touchpad) to work as a click”?
I have a Dell Studio 15 notebook which is about a year old, and the old Vista on it has a tool in the control panel to disable "tapping the mousepad (touchpad) to work as a click", because very often, ...
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Why does my computer erratically scroll up and down?
I am running Windows XP with SP3 on a 2002 Gateway machine.
For the last few days I have experienced the problem of erratic scrolling that seems to have a mind of its own. If I am on a window with a ...
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Inverting direction of mouse scroll wheel
Is there a way to make a mouse scroll wheel invert its direction? I'd like to scroll upwards and have that action scroll downwards and vice-versa. There is no setting on the Mouse control panel that ...
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Considerations for keyboard with integrated mouse for HTPC dedicated to the TV?
I have just dedicated a computer to my living room TV, to watch Hulu, movies, etc. You can think of it as a Media Center TV but I hardly use Media Center itself.
What features would distinguish a ...
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How to enable the “middle” button of Apple's new Magic Mouse?
The Magic Mouse seems to be a vast improvement over the old Mighty Mouse after using it for a few hours. However, I just discovered that there seems to be no way to execute a "middle" click.
I use ...
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How to make mouse in Windows 7 act the same as Windows XP
In Windows XP using TweakUI I could enable an option so that when my mouse goes over an inactive window, it makes that window the active window. There is also another separate option so that if the ...
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On Windows, is there any way to make the scrollwheel's focus follow the mouse?
On Mac OS X I can mouse over something (without clicking on it or giving it complete focus) and use the scroll wheel to scroll it. On Windows (7 at least) which I'm forced to use in my new job, it ...
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Logitech M705 left mouse button doesn't stay down when pressed
I'm nearly sure that this is only solvable by replacement of the device but I'd like to vent the issue.
About 9 months ago i got a nice Logitech M705 mouse. which inspired me to add paging via scroll ...
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Disabling mouse acceleration in X.Org (Linux)
This is the Linux version of my Disabling mouse acceleration in Mac OS X question. Hopefully I'll get an answer this time.
I am tired of mouse acceleration and want to have a completely linear mouse ...
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2answers
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Dedicated mouse and keyboard for a virtual machine, is it possible?
Let's say I have a PC with two monitors atached. I'm running e.g. Windows Vista natively, and start up a virtual Ubuntu PC. I change to fullscreen mode so that on one Monitor, I see my Windows ...
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Focus Follows Mouse or Sloppy Focus on Mac OS X
"Focus follows mouse" or "sloppy focus" is a feature common to X11 window managers on Linux/Unix, including GNOME, KDE, CDE, XFCE and window managers like Enlightenment, Fluxbox and Window Maker. It ...
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Logitech mouse driver alternative for Mac OS X
I've had my Logitech MX Revolution for several years now, and I still like it a lot. However, when I first installed the software that came with it, Logitech's drivers required Application Enhancer ...
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Autohotkey … modifying the mouse/touchpad pointer speed?
Is there any way (using autohotkey or not) to create a shortcut (two, actually) for modifying the mouse/touchpad pointer speed ?
I have two mices, and one touchpad, which I use alternatively ... and ...
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Multi-monitors and the corners of the screen
I currently have two monitors (let's call them "left" and "middle" - you'll see why in a sec), and would love three (let's call it "right"). However, I often will throw the mouse-cursor up to the ...
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Disable trackpad when mouse is plugged in - Windows 7 Macbook Pro
I just installed Windows 7 64-bit on my Macbook Pro. I would like the trackpad to be disabled when I plug in a USB mouse. Is this possible?
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Two pointing devices, Windows 7
I want to connect a mouse and a tablet to the same computer.
I want the mouse's cursor to be separate from the cursor used by the tablet.
Is there a way to make two pointing devices control two ...
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3answers
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Disable touch pad for mouse button region on new HP pavillion models?
i bought a new hp pavillion dv6 series laptop. the laptop itself is fine but it has the new hp touchpad mouse which i absolutely hate. its such a stupid problem to have with a computer. the left and ...
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Best Keyboard with a built-in pointing device for a media center Mac?
I've got a Mac Mini as my home entertainment machine, and I'm currently using a regular wireless keyboard and mouse combo. I don't really have a great mousing surface, so I'd like to use something ...
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Is it possible to lock the mouse to one screen?
I have a dual-screen setup, but it bogs me that whenever I play a 3d game and want to scroll somewhere by touching the edge of the screen with the cursor, it moves to the next screen.
The ...
