>>my setup (win98) is
>>step savers -- none checked
>>wheel -- all checked
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>I didn't see those options available in Win 95. I wonder if the mouse is too new for the available OS drivers - we still use the original version of Win 95, until we move to NT later this year. Basically, LAN wipes out Win 98 or NT on any new machines and loads their ancient 95 version...
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>There is a 95 Intellimouse driver selected, but maybe we need a more recent one for the new mice...does this make sense?

can't hurt to try. how many machines are affected?