Article ID: 227967 - Last Review: November 1, 2006 - Revision: 3.1

Cannot Use Internal Touchpad When You Connect an IntelliMouse

This article was previously published under Q227967
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SYMPTOMS

When you connect a Microsoft IntelliMouse to a computer that uses an internal touchpad, the touchpad may be disabled.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the touchpad on your computer uses a three-byte I/O packet to control the pointer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in IntelliMouse.

MORE INFORMATION

The IntelliMouse uses a four-byte I/O packet to control the pointer.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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