From: "Rich" 

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   I'm saying that Windows Update does not update software like the =
IntelliPoint software.  Windows Update does update the mouse drivers = that
are included in Windows.  Personally, I don't use the IntelliPoint =
software because Windows includes the functionality to support my =
IntelliPoint mouse and keyboard.  The IntelliPoint software contains = more
than that.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e9ddcd5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  When I go looking for a mouse driver the MS website guides me to the
  Intellipoint software. Are you saying that windows update would update =
the
  mouse driver for a wheelmouse?

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e9d82af$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Windows update would handle the drivers in Windows.  The =
IntelliPoint
  software is not that.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
  news:3e9cb459{at}w3.nls.net...
    Why wouldn't that be handled by the Windows Update site (drivers)?
      "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e9c9fb5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
         It sounds like the following feature which I found described in =
the
  online help

        Automatic software updates
        IntelliPoint software periodically checks for software updates =
when an
  Internet connection is detected. If an update is available, a =
notification
  dialog box appears giving you the option to update the software and to =
turn
  off the automatic update feature.

        Note
        If you do not want to be automatically notified of software =
updates,
  you can visit the Microsoft Mouse Web site periodically to see if =
updates
  are available.


      Did you note if the URL being accessed is
  =
http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=3Dintellipoint&sbp=3Dupgrade=
?

      Rich

        "WitchDr"  wrote in message
  news:3e9c8fbc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
        I just got a nifty Microsoft Trackball Explorer and installed =
the
        Intellipoint 4.1 software. To my surprise Outpost caught =
Point32.exe
  trying
        to phone home to Microsloth on Port 80. Any ideas on why M$ is
  radioing
        home? Kinda pisses me off. Fortunately Outpost allows you to =
block
        everything from Intellipoint 4.1



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   I'm
saying that Windows =
Update does=20
not update software like the IntelliPoint software.  Windows
Update = does=20
update the mouse drivers that are included in Windows. 
Personally, = I don't=20
use the IntelliPoint software because Windows includes the functionality = to=20
support my IntelliPoint mouse and keyboard.  The IntelliPoint = software=20
contains more than that.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:3e9ddcd5$1{at}w3.nls.net...When=20
  I go looking for a mouse driver the MS website guides me to=20
  theIntellipoint software. Are you saying that windows update would =
update=20
  themouse driver for a
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  wrote in message news:3e9d82af$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  Windows update would handle the drivers in Windows.  The=20
  IntelliPointsoftware is not
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  wouldn't that be handled by the Windows Update site=20
  (drivers)?    "Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:3e9c9fb5$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
      =20
  It sounds like the following feature which I found described in =
theonline=20
 
help     
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  updates     
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detected. If an=20
  update is available, a notificationdialog box appears giving you =
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  option to update the software and to turnoff the automatic update=20
  feature.     =20
  Note      If you
do not want to be =
automatically=20
  notified of software updates,you can visit the Microsoft Mouse Web =
site=20
  periodically to see if updatesare =
available.   =20
  Did you note if the URL being accessed ishttp://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=3Dintellipoint&s=
bp=3Dupgrade">http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=3Dintellipoint=
&sbp=3Dupgrade?   =20
 
Rich     
"WitchDr" <Witch--Dr{at}usa.nojunkmail.=">mailto:Witch--Dr{at}usa.nojunkmail.net.ru">Witch--Dr{at}usa.nojunkmail.=
net.ru>=20
  wrote in messagenews:3e9c8fbc$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
     =20
  I just got a nifty Microsoft Trackball Explorer and installed=20
  the     
Intellipoint 4.1 software. To my =

  surprise Outpost caught=20
 
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to phone home =
to=20
  Microsloth on Port 80. Any ideas on why M$=20
 
isradioing     
home? Kinda pisses me =
off.=20
  Fortunately Outpost allows you to =
block     =20
  everything from Intellipoint =
4.1

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