Greetings ( + )!( + ) I think that's because M$ writes a life expectancy into all of their code and when that date passes the device won't stop working but it becomes impaired. It's a way of keeping the base coming back again and again. On Sep 4, 2006, at 11:19 AM, Richard M. Kriss wrote: > My wireless Microsoft Intellmouse Explorer 2.0 became a slug. It was > non-responsive and very slow. Changing the battery did not help. I > had > version 5.0 of the Microsoft Mouse.app in my applications folder. > >> The current version of the Intellipoint software is 6.0, and is >> available from the Microsoft web site: >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/downloads/default.mspx >> > > I downloaded and installed the v 6.0 software and the mouse started > working > perfect. > > If you MS mouse is non-responsive, I suggest you get the new software. Cheers, /\*_*/\ Harry (*^_^*) * If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress? Congress! Men's restroom House of Representatives, Washington, DC