Minimum system requirements to use USB IntelliMouse (248813)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop
  • Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Pro
  • Microsoft IntelliPoint Software version 4.1
  • Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue
  • Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse Blue
  • Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
  • Microsoft IntelliMouse with IntelliEye
  • Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical

This article was previously published under Q248813

SUMMARY

This article lists the minimum system requirements to use Microsoft USB Mouse devices.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Microsoft IntelliPoint 4.0 and Microsoft IntelliPoint 4.1 software and the Microsoft USB Mouse devices you must have:
  • Microsoft Windows-based computer:
    • Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (SP-6) or later, Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows XP operating system
    • 25 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space
    • PS/2 compatible mouse port or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

      Note Windows NT does not have USB support.
    • CD-ROM drive.
  • Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack (SP-2) or later
  • For Macintosh computers:
    • Macintosh OS System 8.6 or Macintosh OS System 9.x, and Macintosh OS System 10.1 (except Macintosh OS System 10.0)
    • 15 MB of storage space
    • USB port
    • CD-ROM Drive
To use the IntelliMouse Explorer and IntelliMouse with IntelliEye, you must have:

Microsoft Windows-based computer:
  • Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 (SP-3) or later operating system*
  • 29 megabytes (MB) of available hard disk space
  • A PS/2 compatible mouse port or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port**
  • A CD-ROM drive
* The IntelliPoint 3.0 software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000. An updated version of the software will be made available from the following Microsoft Web site when Windows 2000 is released: ** Connection to the USB port on a Windows-based computer requires that you use Windows 98 as the operating system on your computer.

Macintosh computer:
  • Macintosh OS System 8.5.1 or a later version operating system; IMac also requires IMac update version 1.1
  • 15 MB of available hard disk space
  • A USB port*
* The IntelliMouse Explorer and IntelliMouse with IntelliEye do not support a connection to a serial (COM) port.

Note MAC OS X is not supported at this time.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/22/2006
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