Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer Usb Drivers For Mac
Originally posted by aircft.sys.spec. I have been using a Microsoft bluetooth mouse with my Bluetooth enabled G5 tower for 6 Months. Although there isn't any written compatability statement anywhere to be found, it works quite well. All functions work, even though the mouse won't PAIR. Last month, Microsoft intoduced Intellipoint 5.1, which finally allowed the mouse to PAIR.
You can download Intellipoint 5.1 here. Have you used Apples Bluetooth mouse? If it had a second button I would go with it.
Does the Microsoft mouse feel bulky? The Apple mouse is so streamlined. Geekbench for pc. I would say it doesn't help. I've downloaded intellipoint 5.1 and still can't get mouse to pair with computer(powerbook). And still can't configure the thumb buttons. I may be doing something wrong, but have no idea what. That little initial lag I experience as well.
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer Usb Drivers For Mac Pro
I think it's just the two units syncing/talking to each other because I also get a icon in the middle of the screen(like when adjusting volume/screen birghtness) of a mouse that says lost connection, but it goes away and mouse works after split second or two. Anyone know if there is a way around passkey portion of bluetooth assistant setup? I can get the assistant to go through all the steps and recognize the mouse, but get to the passkey/pairing portion and the computer just keeps on going and going with the little round circle trying to recognize it. I let it work for half and hour. It says in microsoft instruction book to disable passkey, or not to use it. Anyone know of a way to disable this?
I can't seem to find one. Very close to sending mouse back. Thanks for the tip. I did try selecting Mouse and other device.
Neither worked. I get to the point where the computer is telling me it's working on pairing with the mouse, and just get the little spinning grey thing.
I even left the computer on over night with that goin(turn off sleep) and it didn't work. I left it in the 'working' mode and monitored for over a half hour at one point. So the mouse is going back and from some research I read on the Internet, it sounds like the Logitech MX-900 mouse will work better, even if not supported.
Thanks to all who chipped in suggestions again. How many buttons do you really need? If you're looking for a simple Bluetooth mouse solution, consider the or the which closely resembles the Apple mouse.
Both have 2 buttons, a wheel, and a wheel button, are cheap-ish ($50) and work fine right out of the box. I hate to see aggravation where none is necessary. If you're desparate for more buttons and Intellipoint is a bust, you might want to try using pref panel.
Bluetooth devices are HIDs as far as I know, and should be configurable with any HID configuration utility.
Microsoft has released its long-awaited input device driver for OS X, bringing the IntelliPoint software to version 2.1.0. The new release allows Mac OS X users to take advantage of all the buttons on Microsoftis popular mice. The driver supports:. IntelliMouse Explorer. IntelliMouse Optical.
Wheel Mouse Optical. Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. Optical Trackball. Trackball Explorer It is a 2.2MB download available from The package uses Appleis software installer and requires a restart of your machine. After that it resides in your System Preferences as the Microsoft Mouse Preference Pane, and its operation is practically identical to the OS 9 version.
The Preference Pane itself launches a standalone application that actually controls the drivers. The system requirements list Mac OS X 10.1.2 and 15MB of available disk space.