Why do I need XMouse?
Originally, I wrote XMBC because Microsoft was slow to release a proper working Intellipoint package for Windows XP x64. They have then now but as far as I'm concerned, they were too late... and XMouse takes less resources anyway :)
I've installed XMouse, now what?
XMouse will run automatically when you start windows (or logon to windows). it is also available to run in your START menu under "Highresolution Enterprises". When XMouse runs, a little mouse icon is visible in the system tray (by the clock). Double click the icon to open the setup window. Right click the icon to show the menu.
Can you add support for more buttons? (Most asked question!)
Unfortunately, XMouse is not a driver. It is only capable of responding the messages sent by the mouse driver. As far as I can see, the basic MS driver sends only messages for the first 5 buttons.
The new Logitech drivers for x64 also only send the first 5 buttons so I suspect, even with proper drivers, XMouse will only ever support 5 buttons.

NOTE: The x64 Logitech software does support all the buttons but even with these drivers and software installed, XMouse itself can see no more than 5 buttons.
NOTE 2: There is a mouse called the Typhoon OfficeMouse. That has six buttons that may be configurable in 32Bit windows.
I have a keyboard with extra buttons. Can you support the extra buttons that don't currently work in XP64?
Unfortunately, the keyboard support for extra buttons is limited to the driver. You will find, certainly on a MS keyboard, that some of the extra buttons work and some don't. The ones that don't work can not be changed because it would require a driver (like the extended mouse buttons above). Therefore, I am unable, in a program such as XMouse to map these buttons.
Can you implement this extra functionality for me?
The best option is to sign up to the Highrez Support forums and post your request in the XMBC there. Failing that, Email or PM [on my forums or PlanetAMD64] with the details and I'll do my best...
Please don't expect an immediate resolution, XMBC is a project I have written in my spare time, which is something I seem to have less of these days!

NOTE: My email account gets full of spam far too quicly so its possibly emails may not be noticed!
I've found a bug, can you fix it?
As above, Email or PM me with the details.
Can I have the source code?
XMouse is not open source, its just free to download and use.
This is mainly because I cant be bothered to make it nice and tidy. I don't plan on giving the source away - but it is very simple - it just uses mouse hooks.
I found all the info to build XMouse in MSDN (lookup SetWindowsHookEx())
Does XMouse support Windows Vista?
I have tried the 32bit version on Vista RTM and it works.
The 64bit version worked on Vista RC1 so I guess it works with RTM - I just haven't tried because I don't like the signed driver policy!
There are several *Vista only* options now in XMBC.
If you are using UAC (on by default) then XMouse will not work with programs running in Administrator mode unless XMouse is run in Administrator mode.
When I run XMouseButtonControl, I get an error saying missing DLL...
Several users had this problem, especially running the 32Bit version in Windows 2000. I spent some time ensuring the installation kit had the correct files and I hope that this won't happen again, but if it does, please email me all the details, I will try and ensure the installation kit is updated with the missing dependency. As I have upgraded to Visual Studio 2005, it is possible that I have missed some files from the install - its difficult to test the installation fully here because all of my machines have the development environment pre-installed (i.e.. they have all the required files!).
What's with the Pay Pal button - isn't XMouse free?
XMouseButtonControl is and always will be free. The donate button is just that, if you want to show your thanks and support feel free to use it. If you don't, it doesn't matter. It is not my intention to charge for XMouse, or give people who donate any special treatment or quicker fixes/responses.
Zone Alarm does not work with XMouse Button control enabled
Several people have reported problems using Zone Alarm with XMouse Button Control installed. The reason for this is that Zone Alarm, being a nice secure application, does not allow simulated mouse events to control it. Therefore the default actions in XMBC do not appear to work with Zone Alarm.

The simple fix is to set the Left and Right buttons to "Nothing (Don't Intercept)" in the settings. You can do this for all applications or you can add a specific configuration for the Zone Alarm program (iclient.exe) and set it up just for that.

NOTE: From Version 1.25, the default actions for the 3 main buttons have been set to "Nothing (Don't intercept)" which should help avoid this issue in the future, as well as improve performance when the buttons don't need to do anything special!
The Icon in the system tray has disappeared and won't come back... How do I fix this?
Version 1.25 includes a new feature to always hide the icon. You enable this by un-ticking the "Show tray icon by default" option in the setup screen.

Once you disable the icon, it will only be shown if you run a second copy of XMouse (from your start menu) or you run XMouse with the command line option to show the icon (/ShowIcon).

So, to fix it, just run XMouse a second time (don't worry it doesn't actually run two instances of XMouse, it just tells the first instance to show its icon!)
XMouse stopped working when I installed Vista Service Pack 1!
Several users have reported this issue. If this happens to you, the simple work around it to re-install XMouse.
Please be aware that i have had maybe requests for XMouse but unfortunately I have also had far less time to look into it. Things like configurable scrolling and acceleration should be possible but don't hold your breath. I am primarily focusing on bugs that stop current functionality working rather than adding new functionality.

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