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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / May 2008Can't install mouse driver from Microsoft
I can't install the driver for a Microsoft mouse. Although it's tedious, I'm setting out the exact steps I followed, since this has me baffled. I'm running WinXP SP2 and have a Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0. I can't find the installation CD that came with it, and I want to have the most recent driver anyway, so I went to the Microsoft site to get it (here: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx) I selected the type of product ("mouse"), the product ("Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0."), the operating system ("Windows XP (32-bit only)"), and language ("English"). That took me here: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/DownloadResult.aspx?prod=m_wi e20&os=XP_32&lang=en&driverVersion=IntelliPoint%206.2%2032-bit%20for%20Windows%2 0XP On that page there's only one choice for the download: "Intellipoint 6.2 32-bit for Windows XP." I then click on the link. The file that downloads is called "IP32Eng6.20.182.0.exe". When I double click on the file, I get this message: "< path >\IP32Eng6.20.182.0.exe is not a valid Win32 application." And that's it. It doesn't install. Any idea how to solve this problem? Thanks.  SignatureBob S. maybe it is because of the periods inside the version numbers of the filename, that is posing the problem. perhaps there should only be one period that separates the filename from the extension. is this the file you downloaded? it only has one period: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EA22BD62-4873-406A-BBBE -C587D35A53BF&displaylang=en Signaturedb·´¯`·...¸><)))º> >I can't install the driver for a Microsoft mouse. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Thanks. db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. . <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: > [snip] > is this the file you > downloaded? it > only has one period: > >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EA22BD62-4873-406A-BBBE -C587D35A53BF&displaylang=en That one worked. Thanks very much. So I don't stumble this way again, would you please tell me how you found that page? I found the one that I used by simply following links from the MS home page. Thanks again. SignatureBob S. you're welcome. sometimes the initial results of a search is not always fruitful because of heuristics. i simply utilized a more generic criterion which produced a multitude of results. in this case i think it was either result number 4 or 5 which provided a different set of results than the one you obtained: http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=Intellipoint+6.2&l=1&qsc0=0&SearchBtn 0=Search&mkt=en-us&FORM=SSME Signaturedb·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. . > <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks again. db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. . <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: > [snip] > http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=Intellipoint+6.2&l=1&qsc0=0&SearchBtn 0=Search&mkt=en-us&FORM=SSME I wasn't aware of that way to search for it. Thanks for that too. SignatureBob S. you're welcome. Signaturedb·´¯`·...¸><)))º> > db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. . > <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks for that too. That is supposed to be a 14.1 MB file, but what downloads is a 208 KB file. You would have to straighten this out with Microsoft - it seems that they provided a bad download. http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/ >I can't install the driver for a Microsoft mouse. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Thanks. IP32Eng6.20.182.0.exe v6.2.29.0 was a 14.1MB download here, Michael. > That is supposed to be a 14.1 MB file, but what downloads > is a 208 KB file. You would have to straighten this out with [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> Bob S. Fishy fixed it for him. When I followed his steps, it arrived at 208 KB for me. I couldn't resist the unanswered post. I'll go back to mining the MIT anime club listings for pre-panties craze series I might like to view by means of google video now. > IP32Eng6.20.182.0.exe v6.2.29.0 was a 14.1MB download here, Michael. > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >>> >>> Bob S. > That is supposed to be a 14.1 MB file, but what downloads > is a 208 KB file. You would have to straighten this out with > Microsoft - it seems that they provided a bad download. > > http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/ Apparently so. The link that db gave me a download that worked, but after I'm done responding to all of the reply messages, I'll head over to that page and let them know they've got a problem. Thanks. SignatureBob S. > ... I'll head over to that page and let them know > they've got a problem. > Thanks. Er. I guess I won't. When I click on the "contact us" link on that page nothing happens. Oh well, I tried. Thanks again for your response. SignatureBob S. Did you Save the file to your desktop first? > I can't install the driver for a Microsoft mouse. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Thanks. > Did you Save the file to your desktop first? I did, not to the desktop, but to a file I use to archive things that I download, in case I ever need them again. I any case, as mentioned in other messages, I've been directed to a page where I was able to obtain the correct download. The first one I used apparently doesn't result in the correct file being downloaded. Thanks. SignatureBob S. |
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