On 02 Nov 1997 21:40, Charles Scaglione (1:124/6610@fidonet.org) wrote:
 CS>STEVE QUARRELLA wrote to ALL  about IntelliMouse
 CS>
 CS>SQ>I have become the parent of an orphaned IntelliMouse 
 CS>(Underneath, it
 CS>SQ>says "IntelliMouse 1.1a PS/2 Compatible).  Unfortunately, 
 CS>all I have
 CS>SQ>is the mouse, and no software.  Does anybody know if 
 CS>Microsoft either
 CS>SQ>makes the drivers (for '95 and/or NT4) available on their 
 CS>website --
 CS>SQ>a brief trip to microsoft.com turned up nothing for me -- or 
 CS>whether
 CS>SQ>Microsoft sells the IntelliPoint software, separately?  Or 
 CS>do I just
 CS>SQ>have a cool-looking PS/2 mouse with a wheel? 
 CS>
 CS>Steve:
 CS>
 CS>MS normally does not give away the Intelli-Mouse software, you 
 CS>have to 
 CS>purchase it, however, try this: (since you have the mouse)
 CS>
 CS>Give customer service a call and tell them you need to upgrade 
 CS>your 
 CS>Intelli-Mouse software.  They should ask you for the serial 
 CS>number from 
 CS>the mouse.  This "may" get you a free disk. 
 CS>
 CS>The original Intelli-Mouse software was buggy and MS was giving 
 CS>free 
 CS>upgrades if you told them the serial number from your mouse.  
 CS>Don't know 
 CS>if they're still doing it, but it's worth a try.  Good luck.
 CS>
What a bummer, no free software ??? Maybe it's because you don't really need 
it under NT 4.0 ;-)
Cheers
Ernie
Btw: MS gave me an Intellu-Mouse as a gift, without software.
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