Scroll wheel not working in Word 7

[pensive hamster]

I have Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. I am using it on my current
XP Home SP3 system, and it works fine, except that the mouse scroll
wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps.

It is a Labtec mouse. Device Manager says:
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
This device is working properly
Driver Provider: Microsoft
Driver Date: 01/07/2001
Driver Version: 5.1.2600.0

Tried installing "WizMouse" (www.antibody-software.com), which has an
option to 'Enable mouse wheel for applications without mouse wheel
support', but that doesn't cure the problem. Any other suggestions?

(I know there are more recent versions of Word, but I'm a skinflint. I
was using Open Office for a while, but find it slower and more clunky
than Word, though it is handy for opening files from more recent
versions of Word that my elderly version doesn't like.)

With thanks
Pensive Hamster

 

[Jim]

I have Word for Windows 95 version 7.0. I am using it on my current
XP Home SP3 system, and it works fine, except that the mouse scroll
wheel doesn't work in Word. It works fine in all other apps.

It is a Labtec mouse. Device Manager says:
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
This device is working properly
Driver Provider: Microsoft
Driver Date: 01/07/2001

Update the driver ?

 

[pensive hamster]

 Update the driver ?

Tried that, it says it can't find a better match than the existing
driver.

If anything, I'd guess that finding an older driver might be a better
bet, given that its a 1995 app that the wheel doesn't work in.
PH
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[Bob Lucas]

You can download a selection of dedicated Labtech drivers from
www.labtec.com/index.cfm/service/listing/EUR/EN,crid=68,crid2=1763.
Most of them seem to be suitable for Win XP.

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Update the driver ?

Tried that, it says it can't find a better match than the
existing
driver.

If anything, I'd guess that finding an older driver might be a
better
bet, given that its a 1995 app that the wheel doesn't work in.
PH
[...]