Logitech MouseWare 9.79.1 README File (c) Copyright 1995-2003 Logitech, Inc. All Rights Reserved. README TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Installation 1.1 Standard Installation 1.2 Drivers-Only Installation 1.2.1 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows 2000 and XP 1.2.2 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows NT 4.0 SP6 1.2.3 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows 98 and Me 2. Uninstall Program 3. Troubleshooting 3.1 Detection Issues with USB Mice 3.2 Detection Problems with PS/2 Pointing Devices 3.3 Detection of C-Series Pointing devices under Windows 98 3.4 Detection of Serial Mice under Windows 2000 3.5 Detection of Serial Mice under Windows XP 3.6 Conflicts with Modems and other Serial Devices 3.7 Power Management Problems Under Windows 98 or Windows Me 3.8 Logitech Enhanced Mouse Control Panel is not Updated Under Windows 98 or Windows Me 3.9 Scrolling/wheel related issues 3.10 Connection Issues for Cordless Pointing Devices 3.11 Internet Explorer 4.x needed to view Help 3.12 Conflict With Logitech Digital Gameport Devices On WinXP/Win2000 3.13 Error Message when Entering Standby in Windows XP 3.14 No support for Input Method Editor (IME) in the Keystroke function 4. For more information ________________________________________ 1. Installation Logitech MouseWare supports Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Before installing any software under Windows NT 4.0 SP6, we strongly recommend you create an Emergency Repair Disk using the Repair Disk utility provided by the system (RDISK.EXE). Please note that USB mice are only supported under Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. 1.1 Standard Installation Run Setup.exe to install the Logitech MouseWare software. During the MouseWare installation under Windows 2000 and Windows XP, if the "Digital Signature Not Found" dialog box appears asking if you wish to continue the installation, click on the "Yes" or "Continue Anyway" button. 1.2 Drivers-Only Installation You can load device drivers without running the Setup program. Loading the device drivers this way, however, does not install the Logitech Enhanced Mouse Properties user interface. 1.2.1 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows 2000 and XP Please execute the following steps to perform a drivers-only installation for Windows 2000 and Windows XP: 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows Desktop. 2) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 3) From the Control Panel, double click on the "System" icon. 4) From the System Properties, click on the "Hardware" tab. 5) Click on the "Device Manager" button. 6) From the Device Manager, double click the "Mouse" icon. 7) Double click on the Mouse Type icon. 8) From the Mouse Properties dialog box, click on the "Driver" tab, then click on the "Update Driver" button. 9) From the "Update Device Driver Wizard", click the "Next" button. 10) Click on the radio button next to: "Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver" 11) Click on the "Next" button. 12) Click on the "Have Disk" button. 13) When prompted, click the "Browse" button. 14) From the "Locate File" dialog box, go to the "Win2K_XP" folder on the MouseWare Disk/CD-ROM. 15) Click the "Open" button. 16) From the "Install From Disk" dialog box, click the "OK" button. 17) Under "Manufacturers", select "Logitech". 18) Under "Models", select the correct model that matches the pointing device type and click on the "Next" button. 19) If the "Update Driver Warning" appears, click on the "Yes" button. 20) Click on the "Next" button. 21) Windows should now copy the updated mouse drivers to the system. 22) Click on the "Finish" button. 23) Click on the "Close" button. 24) Windows should now ask you to restart the system for the changes to take effect, click on "Yes" to restart the system. If your mouse is connected via the USB port, please also complete the following steps. Be sure to have your Logitech MouseWare CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive: 25) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows Desktop. 26) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 27) From the Control Panel, double click on the "System" icon. 28) From the System Properties, click on the "Hardware" tab. 29) Click on the "Device Manager" button. 30) Double click on the "Human Interface Devices" icon. 31) Double click on the Logitech USB Mouse entry. 32) From the USB Mouse Properties dialog box, click on the "Driver" tab, then click on the "Update Driver" button. 33) From the "Update Wizard", click the "Next" button. 34) Click the radio button next to: "Install the software automatically" (Recommended) 35) Click on the "Next" button. 36) Windows should find the latest driver on the Logitech CD-ROM. 37) Click the "Next" button. 38) Click on the "Finish" button, then the "Close" button and restart the system. 1.2.2 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows NT 4.0 SP6 Please execute the following steps to perform a drivers-only installation for Windows NT 4.0 SP6: 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows Desktop. 2) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 3) From the Control Panel, double click on the "Mouse" icon. 4) Select the "General" tab. 5) From the "General" tab, click on "Change". 6) Insert the MouseWare Disk/CD-ROM into the disk drive. 7) Click the "Have Disk" button. 8) When prompted, click the Browse button. 9) Double-click on the "WinNT" folder on the MouseWare Disk/CD-ROM. 10) Click the "Open" or "OK" button. 11) Click on the "OK" button. 12) Select "Show all Devices" 13) Under "Models", select the correct model that matches the pointing device type and click on the "OK" button. 14) Windows should now copy the updated mouse drivers to the system. 15) Click on "Close". 16) Windows should now ask you to restart the system for the changes to take effect, click on "Yes" to restart the system. 1.2.3 Drivers-Only Installation for Windows 98 and Me Please execute the following steps to perform a drivers-only installation for Windows 98 and Windows Me: 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows 98/Windows Me Desktop. 2) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 3) From the Control Panel, double click on the "System" icon. 4) Select the "Device Manager" tab. 5) Double click on the "Mouse" icon. 6) Double click on the Mouse Type icon. 7) Click on the "Driver" Tab. 8) Click on the "Update Driver" button. 9) From the "Update Device Driver Wizard" box, click the "Next" button. 10) Click on the radio button next to: "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want." 11) Click on the "Next" button. 12) Insert the MouseWare Disk/CD-ROM into the drive. 13) Click on the "Have Disk" button. 14) When prompted, click the "Browse" button. 15) Depending on the operating system, double-click the following folder on the MouseWare Disk/CD-ROM: a) WinME, for Windows Me b) Win98, for Windows 98 16) Click the "OK" button. 17) Click the "OK" button again. 18) Under "Models", select the correct model that matches the pointing device type and click on the "Next" button. 19) Click the "Next" button, then click on "Next" again. 20) Click on the "Finish" button. 21) Windows 98/Windows Me may request that you restart your system. Click on the "Yes" button to restart. If your mouse is connected via the USB port, please also complete the following steps. Be sure to have your Logitech MouseWare CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive: 22) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows 98/Windows Me Desktop. 23) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 24) From the Control Panel, double click on the "System" icon. 25) Select the "Device Manager" tab. 26) Double click on the "Human Interface Devices" icon. 27) Double click on the USB Mouse entry. 28) Click on the Driver Tab. 29) Click on the "Update Driver" button. 30) From the "Update Device Driver Wizard" box, click the "Next" button. 31) Click the radio button next to: “Search for a better driver than the one your Device is using now, (Recommended). 32) Click on the "Next" button. 33) Check the box next to: CD-ROM Drive 34) Click the "Next" button. 35) When asked: "What do you want to Install?" Click the bullet next to: "The Updated Driver" (Recommended). 36) Click on the "Next" button. 37) Click on the "Next" button. 38) Windows will copy the drivers to the system. 39) Click the "Finish" button and restart the system. 2. Uninstall Program MouseWare can be removed from Windows by clicking the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. Select Logitech MouseWare and click the "Remove" button. Logitech MouseWare drivers will be removed from the system if setup finds alternate compatible drivers for a device in MSMOUSE.INF. Should this not be the case you can manually change the driver to another one as described in section 1.2. 3. Troubleshooting 3.1 Detection Issues with USB Mice Please note that USB mice are only supported under Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. If your USB mouse is not detected properly or does not function, please use the following steps to troubleshoot the problem. Note: if you have a PS/2 mouse, you can install and use it to follow the procedure. Otherwise, use the keyboard to navigate. 1) Click the Start button or press Ctrl-Esc to bring up the Start menu, select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 2) Select the System icon and press Enter to open the System Properties. 3) From the System Properties, select the Device Manager tab. On Windows 2000 and Windows XP, select the Hardware tab, then press the Device Manager button. 4) Under the Mouse section, there should be a mouse icon that states: "HID-compliant mouse". On Windows 98 or ME, you should also see another entry that states the name of your USB device. If there is a yellow exclamation or red X mark on either of these entries, highlight it and press the Delete key to remove it. 5) Once the problem entries have been removed, press the "Refresh" button and allow Windows to re-detect the mouse. On Windows 2000 and Windows XP, select "Scan for Hardware Changes" from the Action menu. 6) Look at the entries under the Mouse section again, verify that there are no errors reported. 7) Power down the computer and restart Windows. Test the USB device to see if it is now functional. Other USB troubleshooting tips: - If you have problem getting the mouse to work on a hub, try connecting the mouse directly to the USB port on the system. - Try a second USB mouse in the same port or try the USB mouse on a second system to verify it is working correctly. If needed contact the vendor of your system to verify the USB ports are correctly enabled, or if updated drivers are available. - Uninstall MouseWare and see if the USB mouse works with the native Microsoft drivers provided on your Windows CD-ROM. - If your USB mouse functions but does not appear in the Logitech Mouse Control Center, reinstall MouseWare again while the Logitech USB mouse is attached. - You may also want to contact the vendor of your USB chipset for updated USB drivers. 3.2 Detection Problems with PS/2 Pointing Devices If your mouse is connected to the mouse port and is not detected by the system, attempt the following step(s): 1) Your mouse port might need to be enabled through the SETUP menu of your computer. You may also need to set the configuration for the internal pointing device to "Auto-Disable" or "Auto-Select" setting. Please check your computer documentation regarding the SETUP menu. 2) If you have a mouse with both serial and mouse port adapters, connect the mouse to the computer through the serial port. Reboot and check if the mouse is detected properly. 3) If adapter(s) were not included in your package, your mouse was designed to work on only one type of port (Serial OR PS/2). Refer to your package for the type of port your mouse supports. 4) If the system also has a USB mouse attached and the PS/2 mouse is not correctly detected by MouseWare, either try unplugging the USB mouse or try turning off USB legacy support in the BIOS to see if that resolves the issue. Please consult the documentation provided with your computer on how to change BIOS settings. If the problem persists, please check for a possible computer BIOS ROM upgrade from your computer manufacturer. Some notebook systems have both an external Mouse Port and an integrated Pointing Stick, which is connected to the Mouse Port. If your mouse is having difficulty running on the Mouse Port of this type of system, try using the USB port instead. 3.3 Detection of C-Series Pointing devices under Windows 98 If you are using a C-Series device on a serial port and it is not detected by Windows 98, you may need to change an entry in the Windows Registry. NOTE: C-Series devices connected to the serial port are not supported under Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. C-Series devices can be identified by the following model numbers (M/N:), located on the bottom of the device: T-CA1, C7, CA, CC, and CE. 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows Desktop and select "Run". 2) On the "Open" line, type "regedit" and click on the "OK" button. 3) From the Registry Editor screen, double click on: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. 4) Double click on SOFTWARE. 5) Double click on Logitech. 6) Double click on MouseWare. 7) Double click on CurrentVersion. 8) Single click on Technical and information should be displayed on the right side of the Registry Editor screen. 9) Under the Name column, double click on the "SearchCSeries" entry and the Edit String Dialogue box should appear. 10) Modify the Value Data line to read "On", and click the "OK" button Exit the Registry editor and restart Windows. The C-Series device should now be detected. 3.4 Detection of Serial Mice under Windows 2000 If your Logitech Serial mouse functions, but does not appear in the MouseWare enhanced Mouse Properties, reinstall MouseWare again while the Logitech Serial mouse is attached. Please note that C-Series mice connected to the serial port are not supported under Windows 2000. C-Series devices can identified by the following model numbers (M/N:) located on the bottom of the device: T-CA1, C7, CA, CC, and CE. 3.5 Detection of Serial Mice under Windows XP MouseWare under Windows XP does not support pointing devices connected to the serial port. This means that your serial pointing device will only be supported by the native OS driver. Serial devices will not show up in the MouseWare enhanced Mouse Properties and you will not be able to program the buttons or use any of the other features. If your pointing device supports PS/2 mode, use the adapter provided and connect it to the system's PS/2 mouse port if it has one. 3.6 Conflicts with Modems and other Serial Devices On bootup, the Logitech mouse drivers search all PS/2 and COM ports for possible pointing devices. If your modem or other serial device no longer functions after installing Logitech mouse drivers, you must eliminate the COM port your modem is on from the search as shown below. Windows NT 4.0 SP6 If you have problems operating other serial devices together with MouseWare, in Windows NT 4.0 SP6 run "Regedit.exe", edit the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lsermous \Parameters\Global\PortSearchOrder and remove the COM port that the affected serial device is using. 3.7 Power Management Problems Under Windows 98 or Windows Me If your mouse freezes when waking your PC up from suspend, in Windows 98 or Windows Me, run "Regedit.exe", then open the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion \Technical\APMMode and set APMMode="Off" 3.8 Logitech Enhanced Mouse Control Panel is not Updated Under Windows 98 or Windows Me Under Windows 98 or Windows Me, if the Mouse Properties have not been updated to Logitech Enhanced Mouse Control Center, verify you have installed MouseWare. If this does not resolve this issue, it may be necessary to do a registry clean-up. Remove the following folders in the Windows Registry. Select the "Start" button, then "Run". In the "Open" line type "regedit", and click on the OK button. Open the following Registry folders: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class \Mouse\xxxx Remove all of the 0000, 0001, 0002, etc. under the Mouse folder until there are no folders remaining under the Mouse folder. Now shutdown your system and restart. Open the Mouse Properties and check to see if you now have the Enhanced Logitech Mouse Control Center. If the mouse is still not detected properly after completing the steps above, please refer to the section "Drivers-Only Installation for Windows 98 and Me" above. 3.9 Scrolling/wheel related issues If your mouse is equipped with a wheel and the wheel does not scroll, verify that the Logitech control panel is installed properly. If you click the Start button and select Settings, Control Panel, the mouse icon should bring up a Logitech control panel. Otherwise reinstall MouseWare. 3.10 Connection Issues for Cordless Pointing Devices If your cordless device does not seem to respond, or exhibits erratic behavior, please try the following to resolve the issue: 1) Check the batteries of your device. If your cordless device uses Alkaline batteries, try replacing them with new batteries. If you're using a Logitech rechargeable cordless mouse, confirm the batteries have a full charge. This will verify the issue is not occurring because of low / dead batteries. 2) Check the receiver's connection to the system. Check that the connector is clean, and that it's connected securely to the correct port. If connected to switch-boxes, or hubs, try connecting the receiver directly to the system, to verify there's no interference from those devices 3) Try changing the location of the receiver. Move it away from electrical devices that could cause interference with the radio signals, such as monitors, speakers, zip drives, etc. Also avoid placing the receiver on metal surfaces that could interfere with the signal. 4) Press the "connect" button on the receiver, then press the "connect" button on the device (normally located on the bottom). 5) If these steps do not help resolve the issue, please refer to the help installed with your Logitech software. Or visit the Logitech web site (www.logitech.com) for the latest troubleshooting information. 3.11 Internet Explorer 4.x needed to view Help In order to view Help, you need to have Internet Explorer 4.x or higher installed. 3.12 Conflict With Logitech Digital Gameport Devices On WinXP/Win2000 If you use a Logitech Digital Gameport device with WingMan software version 4.20 or earlier, you may experience a conflict with your MouseWare software. This problem happens in the following scenarios Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP MouseWare Software: version 9.70 or later WingMan Software: version 4.20 or earlier Gameport Products: WingMan Gamepad (blue version) WingMan Formula (black wheel version) After installing MouseWare any attempt to add "WingMan Gamepad" to game controllers will fail. Instead an "MX300 Optical Mouse" will appear in the Device Manager with the yellow warning mark. After installing MouseWare any attempt to add "WingMan Formula" to game controllers will fail. Instead an "MX500 Optical Mouse" will appear in the Device Manager with the yellow warning mark. Solution: Go to the Logitech website and get a version of the WingMan software later than 4.20. The post 4.20 WingMan digital gameport drivers are also available on the Logitech site as a patch. 3.13 Error Message when Entering Standby in Windows XP The following error message may appear when attempting to enter standby: "The device driver for the 'HID-Compliant ...' device is preventing the machine from entering standby. Please close all applications and try again. If the problem persists, you may need to update this driver." This message displays because your PC BIOS is not fully ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) compliant. To avoid seeing this message again, follow these steps: 1) Click on the "Start" button on the Windows Desktop. 2) Select "Settings", then "Control Panel". 3) From the Control Panel, double click on the "System" icon. 4) From the System Properties, click on the "Hardware" tab. 5) Click on the "Device Manager" button. 6) From the Device Manager, double click the "Mouse" icon. 7) Double click on the 'HID-Compliant ...' mouse icon. 8) From the Mouse Properties dialog box, click on the "Power Management" tab. 9) Clear the check box "Allow this device to bring the computer out from standby". Another solution is to update the BIOS of your PC. Please refer to the PC BIOS Manufacturer documentation for doing this. 3.14 No support for Input Method Editor (IME) in the Keystroke function The Keystroke button assignment does not support the Input Method Editor (IME). It is therefore not possible to assign keystrokes that can be entered only through IME. 4. For more information For the latest version of MouseWare and more Troubleshooting information, visit our web site at www.logitech.com