(DEAD) Logitech Dual Optical Mouse Mouse $19.99 or Cordless Keyboard for $9.99 @ Staples afetr $20 MIR and $10 Coupon

[Ziptar]

OK so I replaced my Razer Boomslang with a Logitech dual optical. It works great much smoother and acurate than the boomslang.

When I use the mouse wheel to switch weapons about 65% of the time my games get minimized and I am looking at the desktop while being fragged :| (this happens in UT2003 and Battlefield 1942).

I tried it with my cordless optical and it does the same thing.

I looked around Logitech's website but it was useless.. I have the scroll wheel (button 2) set as Middle button in mouseware... Any ideas?? (other than binding switch weapons to someting else).

 

[ezland00]

if i was you i won't buy Logitech Cordless Optical MouseMan because i spend over $55 for the batties.

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: ezland00
if i was you i won't buy Logitech Cordless Optical MouseMan because i spend over $55 for the batties.

I have the corded Dual Optical and the Cordless Freedom Desktop Optical.. The batteries last forever for me. I use Rayovac NiMH's in the mouse and keyboard. I can usually go a month or two before I have to change them out.

 

[murderburger]

Ziptar, did you install the drivers and software from the Logitech cd. The wheel works fine in Counter Strike for me. What I did was simply plug the mouse into the usb port and let Windows xp install its own drivers. I didn't even install the Logitech mouseware. Some reviews I found on neoseeker.com suggest playing around with the settings of the Logitech software

"Before the mouse wheel is operable in games you will need to make a few changes: set the scroll wheel to "middle button" from "web wheel", enable "use MS Office compatible scroll only" and "Scroll in active window only".


By the way this mouse is now listed for 33 dollars at Amazon but purchased through Office Depot according to their site. I guess Amazon takes orders for Office Depot like they do for Target.

 

[ynotravid]

Only problem I have with the Amazon deal is that it doesn't qualify for the super saver shipping so it cost's over $7 to ship if you buy it by itself.

(is that really one sentence)

 

[Ziptar]

Thanks Murder Burger, I figured it out. I turned on "Microsoft Office Compatible Scrolling" and "Scroll in active window only" in mouse ware and that seems to have fixed it.

The office depot / amazon deal is not so great they charge shipping and you can't enter any amazon or office depot coupons. If you order through your local office depot from tech depot you will at least get free shippping and can use od coupons I think.