Logitech Mouseware 9.76 released

[saturnotaku]

There's a new build of Mouseware available. No word that I could find on what's new, except for the fact that this download seems to be about 1.5 mb smaller than its predecessor.

Download here (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=downloads/software&CRID=1792&contentid=6034&countryid=2&languageid=1).

[Matthyahuw]

I think I'll pass on these as well....
I use the generic PS/2 mouse drivers, and it works a hell of a lot better than the Logi drivers, so what if I lose the task-switching button, it's worth the tradeoff...

[Dazz]

Yeaj like wise i don't really see any benifit, i am using a MS office keyboard which gives but multi tasking far better then the mouse or ALT + TAB could :)

[CaptNKILL]

This sucks.... why cant the jack asses make software that works????

I cant play half my games when I install mouseware, and when I dont use mouseware, the other half of my games dont work right...

WTF IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

I just downloaded the new version and ALMOST installed it so I could MAYBE use the middle mouse button in some games (vietcong demo and BF1942), but after reading that it has absolutly NO bug fixes, I guess I'll just continue wondering why the f*ck these people even bother making awesome mice if their software team cant make the damn things work.

Excuse my language, but I have a $50 MX500 sitting on my desk here.... and as smooth as it moves, as accurate as the eye is... I cant even use the god damn thing in half my games (BF1942 is totaly screwed without the mouseware, and when I install mouseware, the game doesnt even run!!!).....

Oh well, glad I didnt have to pay for the mouse, I used a $50 amazon gift card :\

Does anyone know of a workaround for the BF1942 "infinite scroll" bug and for the inability to bind the middle button in some games?

[zsynth]

Iv'e been using the 9.76 drivers for a while with no problems in any games. (Got MX500) I don't have BF1942, but have not noticed any problems programming the middle button in any other games. There is a patch I installed from Logitech. It's called Game_Whl.reg . It's for Windows 95/98, and NT 4.0. Don't know if it'll help you, but it works for me.

[CaptNKILL]

Originally posted by zsynth
Iv'e been using the 9.76 drivers for a while with no problems in any games. (Got MX500) I don't have BF1942, but have not noticed any problems programming the middle button in any other games. There is a patch I installed from Logitech. It's called Game_Whl.reg . It's for Windows 95/98, and NT 4.0. Don't know if it'll help you, but it works for me.

Im THINKING about reinstalling it to get middle\wheel functionality in BF1942 and Vietcong. I had trouble with it in Arx Fatalis too, but thats not a big deal since its an offline RPG (I dont need the extra button or wheel.... its not that fast paced).

I just had so much damn trouble with the software acting screwy in other games.... I think it screwed up Half-Life too but I cant remember... if it screws up HL, then the Logitech software dept needs to be fired.

[CaptNKILL]

Woohoo!

One of Logitech's mistakes just FIXED all of my problems! I decided to take the plunge and install the mouseware, but the Mousware 9.76 installer wouldnt work(file copy error.. yes I tried downloading it again)! So I just extracted the files out of the self-extractor. The setup still wouldnt work, so I decided to just install the new mouse drivers. I went to device manager, went to my mouse, "update driver", pointed it to the Win98 folder in the mouseware folder... it found the drivers... ok good! I let them install, restarted the comp..... VOILA!!!!!!! NO MORE MOUSE PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BF1942 doesnt have the infinite scrolling problem, I can bind the middle button (which uses the same bind as the VERY comfortable side button), Vietcong demo works perfect too!

YAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!

And there isnt any stupid software to fiddle around with either!

Anyone having any problems with their MX500, go to Logitech's website and download the new mouseware. Extract the file using winzip (DONT RUN IT) by right clicking on it and going to "winzip".

Then install the drivers like I said above!

IT WORKS!!!!!!

I cant believe that they screwed up the installer... but whats even more amazing is that the new drivers work flawlessly!
Thanks Logitech! Now just let us download mouse drivers WITHOUT mouseware... it would make things a lot easier.

WOOHOO!

[The Baron]

*huggles CapnTKill*

Yay, now I have something to do... BUT UT2k3 MATCH IN 3 HOURS! THERE'S NOT TIME, MAN! ;)

[Kruno]

Cap'n, what's wrong with the installer? Works fine for me.

[StealthHawk]

CaptNKILL,

so you installed the mouse driver but not mouseware, right?

i've been thinking of doing this myself next time I format. stupid Mouseware conks out sometimes and then none of the side buttons work :mad:

[saturnotaku]

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
Cap'n, what's wrong with the installer? Works fine for me.

Something must have been screwed up with his download, but that's not the point. Methinks I'll try this method with me MX700. Thanks for the tip. :)

[CaptNKILL]

Ive been thinking about how great it would be if I could use ALL of my fancy buttons in my games... I wish I could figure out what is wrong with the mouseware installer :(

Logitech has deffinitly redeemed themselves here.... I mean, they actually fixed all my problems!
... but it would be nice to be able to use ALL of my buttons with mouseware (now that the drivers work)... I get an msvcrt.dll file error. It happens at 96% of the mouseware installer and I cant get around it.

Ive attached a pic of the error if you think it helps.

Thanks

(BTW, im going to bed now... I'll check for responses tomorrow after school)

[vampireuk]

Originally posted by saturnotaku
Something must have been screwed up with his download, but that's not the point. Methinks I'll try this method with me MX700. Thanks for the tip. :)

Be sure to post if this worked, and solved all the problems with the mx700:)

[CaptNKILL]

No one has any ideas for my install problems?

Ive tried a few things, but nothing works. And its not the download. I tried the download 3 times, without any downloading software(just IE).

Besides, its the setup file INSIDE the self-extractor that wont finish the install. The self extractor works fine.

[saturnotaku]

I honestly have no idea. Prior to my last series of Windows formats, I had 9.76 installed without any problems at all. :confused:

Incidentally, when you did the forced .inf file install, which .inf did you use? There are 3 in the Win 2k/XP directory (after you extract the package using WinRAR).

[shinrai]

Problem solved everyone. And i mean solved.

You NEED to do this, which is straight from logitechs help pages. I've done the below registry hack for Far Cry an UT2004 and i've got 5 full buttons in each and get to keep default XP mouseware setting at the same time. Damn great. Haven't tried the keystrokes yet.

Gaming Compatibility Changes
With version 9.75 and above, MouseWare now sends Microsoft native wheel messages. This new release should provide better wheel/roller function in games, as most games look for Microsoft compatible wheel messages.

The lastest version of MouseWare also has a new button assignment call "KeyStroke". Keystroke allows you to program your mouse buttons to keyboard keystrokes that you can use in your game. This will allow you to program up to 8 buttons of your pointing device.

Adding Other Games

In the case of games that don't use Direct Input and/or OpenGL, MouseWare has the flexibility to add other games. You can do this by editing the Windows Registry.

IMPORTANT NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values", and "Restoring the registry", using the on line Help topic in the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).

WARNING: Using the Registry Editor incorrectly may cause symptoms requiring a reinstallation of Windows. Logitech cannot guarantee that issues resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use the Registry Editor at your own discretion. The Registry Editor should only be used to make the following modifications:

Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT in the open command line.
1. Click OK.
2. Open the Registry Editor and find the registry key below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Logitech\MouseWare\Cur rentVersion\GamingCompatibility
3. Right click on the right side window of the Registry Editor and choose New String Value.
4. Type in the game's executable name. For example, game.exe. If you are unsure of the games executable name, please contact your game manufacturer.
5. Exit the registry editor; your changes are automatically saved.
6. Close and restart EM_EXEC.EXE, as described above.

Now when you play your game, the mouse will use native button functions; all MouseWare button assignments are now disabled in that game.

Repeat this procedure for any games that don't use Direct Input and/or OpenGL.

[saturnotaku]

Talk about back from the deadly. :eek:

Thanks for the tips all the same. :)

[shinrai]

Yeah, pretty old.

Just to let everyone know that the 9.8 mouseware version is floating around on the net.

[saturnotaku]

Just to let everyone know that the 9.8 mouseware version is floating around on the net.

9.8 has been available for a while but only for the MX510 mouse. Are you talking about a version that supports all Logitech mice?

[|JuiceZ|]

9.8 has been available for a while but only for the MX510 mouse. Are you talking about a version that supports all Logitech mice?

I've been usin the 9.8's on my mx700 at work for months. Work fine.

btw, "Holy Thread Revival Batman!"

[randsom]

I've been usin the 9.8's on my mx700 at work for months. Work fine.

btw, "Holy Thread Revival Batman!"

second that, actually the 9.80 is the best mouseware yet :clap:

[jnd3]

I never installed the MouseWare software for my cordless elite duo (MX700 mouse) ... is there any sort of benefit to doing so? There's only one button (the task switcher) that doesn't work with the default windows drivers, so is there any performance boost to be gained by using them (especially for gaming)?

Cheers,
JND

[shinrai]

Are your default drivers Microsoft HID or Logitech. If it's MS your may not be optimised for your mouse. That said i think mouseware is far more than just a button allocator. I found my mouse movements in games and on the desktop improved.

[jnd3]

Are your default drivers Microsoft HID or Logitech. If it's MS your may not be optimised for your mouse. That said i think mouseware is far more than just a button allocator. I found my mouse movements in games and on the desktop improved.

They were the Microsoft drivers. I installed the 9.79.1 MouseWare drivers and the mouse is much smoother, both in games and on the desktop. Thanks for the tip!

Cheers,
JND