Intellipoint 6.02. Why do MS make it so difficult to install/uninstall their software?

[Jumbo]

MS have released new Intellipoint 6.02 which I want to install. MS optical
mouse 4000. XP+SP2 and all patches.

Running the setup causes an error message which says it is already installed
and must be uninstalled before re-install. There is no uninstall link and no
uninstall facility within the partially installed software. Running setup
from the root does not work just says uninstall first.

Catch 22. Cannot uninstall or re-install so what do MS suggest?

Any other mouse software that I have used comes with an uninstall feature as
standard so what am I to do MS?

Jumbo

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please provide a link to the Intellipoint 6.02 download you obtained.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| MS have released new Intellipoint 6.02 which I want to install. MS optical
| mouse 4000. XP+SP2 and all patches.
|
| Running the setup causes an error message which says it is already installed
| and must be uninstalled before re-install. There is no uninstall link and no
| uninstall facility within the partially installed software. Running setup
| from the root does not work just says uninstall first.
|
| Catch 22. Cannot uninstall or re-install so what do MS suggest?
|
| Any other mouse software that I have used comes with an uninstall feature as
| standard so what am I to do MS?
|
| Jumbo
|
| --
| Silver Surfer
|
|

 

[Jumbo]

Please provide a link to the Intellipoint 6.02 download you obtained.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| MS have released new Intellipoint 6.02 which I want to install. MS
optical
| mouse 4000. XP+SP2 and all patches.
|
| Running the setup causes an error message which says it is already
installed
| and must be uninstalled before re-install. There is no uninstall link
and no
| uninstall facility within the partially installed software. Running
setup
| from the root does not work just says uninstall first.
|
| Catch 22. Cannot uninstall or re-install so what do MS suggest?
|
| Any other mouse software that I have used comes with an uninstall
feature as
| standard so what am I to do MS?
|
| Jumbo
|
| --
| Silver Surfer
|
|

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_IntelliPoint_Mouse_Software_d2216.html

I used this link.

Jumbo

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Microsoft has not officially released Intellipoint 6.02 as it is still in beta. That web site should have said it was beta.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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|
| | > Please provide a link to the Intellipoint 6.02 download you obtained.
| >
| > --
| > Carey Frisch
| > Microsoft MVP
| > Windows Shell/User
| >
| > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| >
| > | > | MS have released new Intellipoint 6.02 which I want to install. MS
| > optical
| > | mouse 4000. XP+SP2 and all patches.
| > |
| > | Running the setup causes an error message which says it is already
| > installed
| > | and must be uninstalled before re-install. There is no uninstall link
| > and no
| > | uninstall facility within the partially installed software. Running
| > setup
| > | from the root does not work just says uninstall first.
| > |
| > | Catch 22. Cannot uninstall or re-install so what do MS suggest?
| > |
| > | Any other mouse software that I have used comes with an uninstall
| > feature as
| > | standard so what am I to do MS?
| > |
| > | Jumbo
| > |
| > | --
| > | Silver Surfer
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
| http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_IntelliPoint_Mouse_Software_d2216.html
|
| I used this link.
|
| Jumbo
|
|

 

[Jumbo]

Thank you Carey but how do I uninstall the partly installed software.
Deleting it does not work and trying to reinstall 5.5 fails because it says
a later version is installed.

Jumbo

 

[Jumbo]

Fixed by editing the registry. Deleted references to Intellipoint.

Jumbo

 

[frodo]

6.0.2 is out offically now:

intelliPOINT:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/2/b/62b0c05a-a204-46c0-97b3-590995b67c0f/IP602_32Eng.exe


intelliTYPE:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/9/1/A9168636-7A15-4034-87C0-93944F348B2C/ITP602_32Eng.exe