Cannot Use Internal Touchpad When You Connect an IntelliMouse (227967)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q227967

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.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/29/2003
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbHardware kbprb KB227967