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The hubby bought this not checking to see if was XP compatible. I couldn't find the correct drivers online so my brother who is 'savy on the pc' is searching for me. Not the manufacturer's fault but I do believe Microsoft should make it easier to find what you need on their site.

sounded like an excellent deal. love living a cordless life. this outdated thing works erratically. no matter how close u keep it 2 your computer, it intermittently loses contact and if you like 2 do things quickly and efficiently, forget about this conTRAPtion.

Technically, it works.... but it doesn't do what I needed it to do. The wireless mouse MUST be within 1 meter from the receiver. I needed to go about 6 to 10 feet so to me, this product is completely useless. It wasn't stated anywhere about it's limitations until the box arrived and opened the manual. Buyer beware.

i love this product! it's not the cordless that i love so much as the roller. i would highly recommend it. make sure to keep spare batteries on hand, though. when the batteries go, there's no warning - you're just stuck with no mouse.

As you can see from positive reviews, people love wireless mice because the freedom of movement and lack of clutter. Complaints are usually due to poor reception. FCC regulations dictate that ALL RF (radio frequency) devices MUST accept RF interference, so as a result, many people mistakenly blame the consumer RF devices (cordless phones, mice, etc) for poor performance. It is important to keep this and all RF devices away from common home/office RF emitters (monitors, computer fans, and flourescent lights). This done, you'll have no problems. It may seem counter-intuitive as to keep the receiver far away from your PC and monitor as you may be tempted to keep it close to the mouse, but you should be more concerned about proximity to interference sources. Keeping the receiver away from the monitor and PC, I have been able to get good reception up to 9 feet away (which is as far as I can possibly put the receiver with its 5 ft cord). To compare this and other features of the Cordless Wheel Mouse to the new Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer, the IntelliMouse Explorer only will range 5 ft in the same location. The resolution is comparible, despite the IntelliMouse's optical sensor, most likely due to the radio bottleneck. Speaking of optical, this is the one key benefit of the IntelliMouse over the Cordless Wheel Mouse as it does not get dirty and skip like the ball on the Wheel Mouse and it operates on ANY surface except glass and mirror (jeans, papers, desk surface, etc). The other key differentiator is the ergonomic shape of the IntelliMouse along with two extra buttons, although these make it a lefty whereas the Cordless Wheel Mouse fits both hands. The last difference, is that the IntelliMouse has a USB connecter, making it hot-pluggable as well as compatible with Mac. Also, it can change channels on the fly using a button on the mouse without adjusting the receiver as you must on the Cordless Mouse. Furthermore, each Intellimouse has a unique code, preventing the receiver from "listening" to other mice. These two mice even worked side by side on the same channel. You can retrain the IntelliMouse receiver to listen to another mouse if you happen to need to use another one with it. Using the latest IntelliPoint 4.0 software, both mice can take advantage of increased precision and wheel acceleration. Bottom line: the Cordless Wheel Mouse is cheaper, lighter, longer range, and supports both hands whereas the Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer has optical ease, ergonomic design, 2 extra buttons, and USB plug and play support.