KB177137 - CalComp Digitizer Drivers May Disable IntelliMouse Wheel

Article ID: 177137

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.0
Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball 1.0
Microsoft IntelliPoint 2.0
Microsoft IntelliPoint 2.1

This article was previously published under Q177137

SYMPTOMS

The wheel on your Microsoft IntelliMouse or IntelliMouse Trackball may no longer function if you install one of the following CalComp digitizing tablet drivers:

CalComp Ultraslate digitizer, versions 4.0, 4.2
CalComp digitizer (all other models), version 3.3

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the CalComp drivers interrupt the mouse message queue.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, add Mswheel.exe to the Startup folder. To do so, Follow these steps:

Right-click Start, and then click Open.
Double-click the Programs folder.
Double-click the Startup folder.
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
Type the following line, and then click Next
```
      <drive>:\<windows>\system\mswheel.exe
						
```
where <drive> is the drive on which Windows is installed and <windows> is the folder in which Windows is installed.
Click Finish.
Close all open windows, and then restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

To inquire about obtaining an updated driver for your digitizing tablet, contact CalComp Input Technologies.

For information about how to contact CalComp Input Technologies, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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