Logitech Mouse Drivers

[Julian]

This may be documented elsewhere but just in case...

I managed to mess up my new Dell Dimension E520
with Vista Premium by using the SW on CD that came
with a Logitech Cordless mouse.

With Vista the Logitech drivers seem superfluous
and moreover possible harmful to the system.

Uninstalling the Logitech SW didn't help and Logitech
tech support could help either. I had to rebuild from scratch.

Maybe there were ways around it but I couldn't find them.

Symptoms..

Booting up resulted in a brief flash of the Vista desktop
then a weird noise and a black screen with dead mouse and keyboard.

 

[Chad Harris]

Hi Julian--

Is your Vista working now on the Dell or do you need help with any
particular problem?

I'm sorry you had this trouble. My experience with every build of Vista
including RTM, and a Logitech MX Laser 1000 Mouse is that the mouse worked
when I installed it, and it always had the correct mouse driver.

My approach on any CD that comes with hardware is not to use it, (because
many times particularly when a new Windows OS has been introduced, the CD's
driver will be out of date by the time you buy it. If I need the driver
after plugging in the hardware via USB to the box first, I go to the
website of the device manufacturer.

CH

 

[Dave Cox]

This may be documented elsewhere but just in case...

I managed to mess up my new Dell Dimension E520
with Vista Premium by using the SW on CD that came
with a Logitech Cordless mouse.

With Vista the Logitech drivers seem superfluous
and moreover possible harmful to the system.

Uninstalling the Logitech SW didn't help and Logitech
tech support could help either. I had to rebuild from scratch.

Maybe there were ways around it but I couldn't find them.

Symptoms..

Booting up resulted in a brief flash of the Vista desktop
then a weird noise and a black screen with dead mouse and keyboard.

Hmmmmmm I am using Logitechs set point version 3.30.165 and have no
issues at all.........are you sure you are using the correct drivers
for Vista?

Try booting your system into safe mode.........I highly doubt
installing your logitech software caused your PC to crash as you
described.

Dave




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[Julian]

Hi Julian--

Is your Vista working now on the Dell or do you need help with any
particular problem?

I'm sorry you had this trouble. My experience with every build of Vista
including RTM, and a Logitech MX Laser 1000 Mouse is that the mouse
worked when I installed it, and it always had the correct mouse driver.

The mouse did work immediately but for some reason or other
I then went and installed the logitech code without thinking.

I acknowledge the CD was 3 years old.

 

[Julian]

Hmmmmmm I am using Logitechs set point version 3.30.165 and have no
issues at all.........are you sure you are using the correct drivers
for Vista?

Try booting your system into safe mode.........I highly doubt
installing your logitech software caused your PC to crash as you
described.

It was an old (3 years) cd.

 

[Frank]

This may be documented elsewhere but just in case...

I managed to mess up my new Dell Dimension E520
with Vista Premium by using the SW on CD that came
with a Logitech Cordless mouse.

With Vista the Logitech drivers seem superfluous and moreover possible
harmful to the system.

Uninstalling the Logitech SW didn't help and Logitech
tech support could help either. I had to rebuild from scratch.

Maybe there were ways around it but I couldn't find them.

Symptoms..

Booting up resulted in a brief flash of the Vista desktop
then a weird noise and a black screen with dead mouse and keyboard.

Sounds like your inverter went south.
Frank

 

[Julian]

Hi Julian--

Is your Vista working now on the Dell or do you need help with any
particular problem?

I'm sorry you had this trouble. My experience with every build of Vista
including RTM, and a Logitech MX Laser 1000 Mouse is that the mouse
worked when I installed it, and it always had the correct mouse driver.

My approach on any CD that comes with hardware is not to use it, (because
many times particularly when a new Windows OS has been introduced, the
CD's driver will be out of date by the time you buy it. If I need the
driver after plugging in the hardware via USB to the box first, I go to
the website of the device manufacturer.

This is what I ignored...
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=hardware_mice&message.id=3155

 

[Julian]

Hmmmmmm I am using Logitechs set point version 3.30.165 and have no
issues at all.........are you sure you are using the correct drivers
for Vista?

Try booting your system into safe mode.........I highly doubt
installing your logitech software caused your PC to crash as you
described.

This is what I ignored.
http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=hardware_mice&message.id=3155

I posted the thread just in case I could help others avoid a silly,
but stressful, mistake.

 

[Chad Harris]

Julian--

I hope your Vista is now working. I think your post was to warn others
originally. If you're having any problems with Vista now, post and someone
will try to help.

Good luck,

CH

 

[Julian]

Julian--

I hope your Vista is now working. I think your post was to warn others
originally. If you're having any problems with Vista now, post and
someone will try to help.

I reinstalled Vista from ground zero and everything is now OK...
better in fact since I've left off loads of crap I didn't want.
eg. stuff I'd have to pay for after 30 days, extra ISPs, etc.

Cheers.