5 button mouse (some buttons don't work in games)

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I have a Wireless MS Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 & I've
installed the new Intellimouse 5.1 software/drivers.

Before installing the new intellimouse software, if I
couldn't use the large & small thumb buttons in some
games (by trying to assign commoands in the game to the
buttons) I could go to the mouse control panel & then
assign a keystroke to these buttons for any game (or
program).

Now I can't do this anymore with Intellimouse 5.1

I can't use the large & small thunb buttons in some games
now. How do I make these buttons work in some games?

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As for why it isn't working in some games, the games must be written to
support the 4th and 5th mouse button.

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Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

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"FOOOD" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:cf0d01c4399a$e42567e0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a Wireless MS Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 & I've
> installed the new Intellimouse 5.1 software/drivers.
>
> Before installing the new intellimouse software, if I
> couldn't use the large & small thumb buttons in some
> games (by trying to assign commoands in the game to the
> buttons) I could go to the mouse control panel & then
> assign a keystroke to these buttons for any game (or
> program).
>
> Now I can't do this anymore with Intellimouse 5.1
>
> I can't use the large & small thunb buttons in some games
> now. How do I make these buttons work in some games?

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>-----Original Message-----
>As for why it isn't working in some games, the games
must be written to
>support the 4th and 5th mouse button.


Yes, I know that but I used to reprogram the button on
Intellimouse. Now I can't. Seems pretty daft!