New Mouse, New Shortcuts (I guess?)

[HMBDDD]

Hi!

For years I have been using a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer for Bluetooth as my mouse. When I clicked the middle scroll wheel on the mouse, it would automatically open a link in a new tab in Firefox. Unfortuately, my trusty mouse died and I purchased a Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000. Which is also a bluetooth mouse.

My problem is that the scroll wheel click no longer opens links like it used to. I have gone under mouse setting and tried the various options for scroll click but to no avail. Please tell me, how do I get back my precious middle click option? Have I lost it for good?

Thanks!

~JEFF!

[Kareeser]

Are there specific features on the new mouse that you cannot live without?

If the answer is no, then I'd suggest you uninstall the bundled mouse driver

Case in point, the Logitech drivers that came with my MX500 exhibited the same problems, but I sacrificed the ability to open the not-so-handy "application launcher" to get the middle-click back.

The standard windows mouse driver should install automatically, and you should be able to open tabs with middle-click again

Good luck!

[glc]

I have Intellipoint installed for my 4 button M$ mouse - and the middle click works as advertised on links. If I middle click anywhere else, it turns on the autoscroll, that's what the middle click is set to.