I am also using MS USB Optical mouse for years and without having any
problem.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Les Herrman wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:58:18 -1000, "NoNoBadDog!"
> <no_@spam_verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I would strongly urge against *ANY* Microsoft hardware...but their optical
>>mice in particular.
>>Drivers are quite buggy, and the build quality of their mice leave much to
>>be desired.
>>In my own personal experience, the best mice are by Logitech.
>>
>>Bobby
>>
>
>
> Why? I have used a USB optical mouse from MS for years and never had
> a single problem with it. Still going strong and probably close to 3
> years old now.
>
> No special software needed either. The drivers for it are built into
> XP and you do not need to use the intellimouse software for it if you
> do not want to. I will agree that the intellimouse software is pretty
> bad, but using the standard drivers in XP the mouse works just fine
> and all functions of it work just fine too.
>
>
>>"S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
>>news:%23h%23CVzAEGHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl.. .
>>
>>>No;you don't need any optical receptor.Just plug in.You may have to
>>>install the driver.To get the latest driver,visit:-
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=009
>>>
>>>
>>>Do some reading here:-
>>>'How do optical mice work?'
>>>http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question631.htm
>>>
>>>regards,
>>>S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>
>>>
>>>Michael wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am using a Dell 4600 pc and the mouse that came with it needs to be
>>>>replaced.I am considering an optical mouse that has no mouse ball that
>>>>gets dirty and skips.
>>>>I'm just wondering how this new mouse works and will I need some optical
>>>>receptor for it to work?
>>