Not using a mouse wheel, but I never had good luck with upgrades - WIN 98 was the worst! I am running XP which came loaded on my laptop. Works great. I am using a touchpad though and have the same problems with the driver that I had on my old Compaq computer. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred Eller" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [FO] Mouse wheel > Wayne's letter made me wonder if those that are having problems have > upgraded to XP or purchased a computer already equipped with it. > > I wouldn't be surprised to learn that anyone who upgraded to XP would > have a problem until they went to the Microsoft web page and downloaded > and installed new mouse drivers. Even computers that came with XP > installed might benefit from new drivers. > > I am using Win 98 too, so I am only thinking with my fingers on the > keyboard. <};-) > > Alfred D. Eller > Some Windows tips for beginners > http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~adelr/index.htm > > > > P.S. I told a lie earlier, I checked the Family Origins Explorer again. > > >I found someone with enough children > > to see the scroll bar on the right pane and discovered that the wheel > > didn't work there. > > The scroll wheel works in the right hand pane if I click on someone > there so that it knows I am in that pane. > > > ========================== > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne League" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [FO] Mouse wheel > > > > "David R. Holloway" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >The wheel does not seem to work in the FOW (v.10) explorer window.Is > that > > >correct > > > > My mouse wheel works in all three panes of the FO10 explorer window > > whenever the pane is active and there is a scroll bar in the pane. > > But you need to have the mouse pointer in a pane before it will work. > > And, for either of the two right panes you have to click on a line > > there before you can scroll in that pane. > > > > But I'm using Win98 ... I don't know about XP. > > > > Wayne League > > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > PLEASE remove as much of the Original Message as possible when replying to a List Posting. Include only that part of the original message important to your reply. >