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From: pensive hamster on 25 May 2010 11:13 I have Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. I am using it on my current XP Home SP3 system, and it works fine, except that the mouse scroll wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps. Any suggestions? It is a Labtec mouse. Device Manager says: PS/2 Compatible Mouse This device is working properly Driver Provider: Microsoft Driver Date: 01/07/2001 Driver Version: 5.1.2600.0 (I know there are more recent versions of Word, but I'm a skinflint. I was using Open Office for a while, but find it slower and more clunky than Word, though it is handy for opening files from more recent versions of Word that my elderly version doesn't like.) With thanks Pensive Hamster
From: Swifty on 25 May 2010 14:13 On Tue, 25 May 2010 08:13:23 -0700 (PDT), pensive hamster <pensive_hamster(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >the mouse scroll >wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps. Any >suggestions? While you're waiting for someone who knows what they are talking about, take a look at your mouse settings. There's some sort of "legacy" mode which you can set for programs that don't work properly. I've never had to do this, so I'm just passing on what I recall reading. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk
From: Robert2 on 25 May 2010 15:03 Hi, Try running "WizMouse" concurrently with Word (free utility found at www.antibody-software.com). HTH. -- Cheers Robert On Tue, 25 May 2010 08:13:23 -0700 (PDT), pensive hamster wrote: > I have Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. I am using it on my current > XP Home SP3 system, and it works fine, except that the mouse scroll > wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps. Any > suggestions? > > It is a Labtec mouse. Device Manager says: > PS/2 Compatible Mouse > This device is working properly > Driver Provider: Microsoft > Driver Date: 01/07/2001 > Driver Version: 5.1.2600.0 > > (I know there are more recent versions of Word, but I'm a skinflint. I > was using Open Office for a while, but find it slower and more clunky > than Word, though it is handy for opening files from more recent > versions of Word that my elderly version doesn't like.) > > With thanks > Pensive Hamster
From: pensive hamster on 27 May 2010 12:57 On May 25, 7:13 pm, Swifty <steve.j.sw...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 25 May 2010 08:13:23 -0700 (PDT), pensive hamster > > <pensive_hams...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >the mouse scroll > >wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps. Any > >suggestions? > > While you're waiting for someone who knows what they are talking > about, take a look at your mouse settings. There's some sort of > "legacy" mode which you can set for programs that don't work properly. > There is a Program Compatibility Wizard for getting older programs to run on Windows XP, which I tried a while ago, but that doesn't seem to help. PH
From: pensive hamster on 27 May 2010 13:00
On May 25, 8:03 pm, Robert2 <Robe...(a)nomail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Try running "WizMouse" concurrently with Word (free utility found atwww.antibody-software.com). > HTH. > -- > Cheers > Robert Tried installing WizMouse, but it doesn't make my mouse wheel work in Word 7. The 'Enable mouse wheel for applications without mouse wheel support' option is ticked OK. It does enable scrolling in non focused-on windows without clicking first, so to that extent it must have installed correctly. Anyway, thanks for your suggestion, it was worth a try. Slightly sad Hamster > > On Tue, 25 May 2010 08:13:23 -0700 (PDT), pensive hamster wrote: > > I have Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. I am using it on my current > > XP Home SP3 system, and it works fine, except that the mouse scroll > > wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps. Any > > suggestions? > [...] |