Re: IntelliPoint 5.2 Appears to Cause ScreenSaver Problems

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From: Jim Byrd (jrbyrd_at_spamlessadelphia.net)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:14:36 -0700

Hi Pervis - FYI, be aware that 5.2 doesn't support all older equipment
versions, excluding specifically the Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard
and accompanying Wireless InelliMouse Explorer. You'll need to revert to
4.2 if one of these cases applies. 

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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
In news:D9ACA466-5E7A-497C-BBE5-48A1114136DD@microsoft.com,
Pervis <Pervis@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I have just built a new system, and have found what appears to be a
> problem with IntelliPoint 5.2 which prevents the screen saver from
> functioning properly.  In my troubleshooting of the problem, I had
> set the screen saver activation time to one minute.  The problem I
> see is that after a minute, the screen saver will activate.  One
> minute later, it will turn off.  One minute later, it will activate.
> One minute later, it will turn off.  This repeats continuously.  I
> had initially thought this may have been related to the installation
> of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, but when I backed out the SP2
> update and reverted to XP SP1 (my installation media), I still see
> the problem.  I have uninstalled and reinstalled IntelliPoint 5.2,
> with reboots in between, and the problem persists.  I downgraded to
> IntelliPoint 5.0 and I do not have the problem.
>
> My system consists of the following hardware:
> ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard
> Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz (Northwood)
> 2x 512MB PC3200 DDR RAM
> NVIDIA 5600 Ultra Video Card
> Microsoft Wireless Multimedia Keyboard and Wireless Optical Wheel
> Mouse
>
> The system was built using Windows XP w/SP1, followed by XP SP2
> upgrade, followed by the ASUS device drivers.  I began installing
> applications one by one, rebooting in between each installation to
> test / isolate the application causing the screen saver issues.
> Other software installed on the system prior to installing the
> IntelliPoint 5.2 software was Office 2003, Symantec AntiVirus 8.1
> (was disabled when installing IntelliPoint), WinZip 9.0, and
> IntelliPoint 5.2.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on how I can correct this and use
> IntelliPoint
> 5.2?

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