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GeneC
12-23-2007, 05:09 PM
I'm using Firefox, and recently I've noticed that scrolling up takes me back a page or 3 at a time. I've downloaded and installed the latest driver for my mouse which is an Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 with 5 buttons. I've also noticed that the large button on the side that is supposed to take me back doesn't. And just now I noticed that the small side button doesn't work either. Anyone have any clues??

Thanks
Geno
Statica
12-23-2007, 05:55 PM
Have you set your mouse button preferences? Start > Control Panel > Mouse ... Buttons tab
GeneC
12-23-2007, 11:06 PM
Yup Sure did. That was the FIRST thing I looked at. When it continued afterwards that's when I posted the message. I haven't a clue as to why it KEEPS going back when I scroll up and the side buttons don't work as they're supposed to. But thanks

Geno
Statica
12-24-2007, 07:22 AM
On a new Firefox browser window type about:config
change the values for mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.numlines to 1 and mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action to 0

Close all firefox windows and restart Firefox.
GeneC
12-24-2007, 11:47 AM
Checked those settings and they are just as you told me to set them. But the scroll problem still is there.
gprellwitz
12-29-2007, 03:17 PM
Are you sure that the problem is tied to FireFox, and not a general issue? I've found on my system that the scroll-wheel up, followed by a lateral movement with the trackball, results in
a series of keystrokes being sent as if from the keyboard. In Firefow (and IE), it has the effect of going to a previous page from the history. In Explorer (e.g. Control Panel), it minimizes the window. I received a warning from Zonealarm that IPoint.exe was attempting to send keyboard commands to explorer.exe.

In my case, I'm running 32-bit Vista Home Premium, a Microsoft Trackball Explorer 1.0, and finding the problem with both the generic Vista mouse drivers and the Intellimouse 6.2 drivers. I'm using a Linksys KVM switch and am hooked up using the PS/2 mouse & keyboard port. I'm using the same trackball with my other computers through the same KVM switch without difficulty. The only one in which I am having the problems is the one running Vista.