5 button mouse, only 3 buttons on KVM switch

B@Th*nG

B@Th*nG

B@Th*nG

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Hi guys,

The GF has an apple mac and i have a PC and we wanted to use 1 keyboard and mouse for both. i've picked up and installed a KVM switch but i'm only getting 3 buttons on the mouse, the 2 side buttons aren't working, help!

I'm on Windows 7 64bit and the KVM is a NEWlink Micro USB.

B@
 
microsoft intellimouse optical 1.0a usb.

Initially when plugging the KVM switch in it installed both keyboard and mouse as "HID compliant USB", or something similar, so i forced the installation of the correct driver and its smoothed out mouse movement to where it was before but i'm still minus these 2 buttons.

I'm starting to think that where the KVM switch, when you're switched AWAY from a machine, has to emulate a "plugged in" mouse it may not be able to simulate all mouse buttons. This sound reasonable?

B@
 
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Yep it might be the KVM switch itself but then another thought would be the driver/software.

Not sure if this mouse has anything like the SetPoint from Logitech where you can assign any of the buttons to any others ? If yes can you try and see if it detects all the extra buttons in the software and can you set it up there ( ie, 4th or 5th button as scroll up etc ).
 
ahh haaa.. i've had a look in program files at the intellipoint software and it does have a little app which shows you what buttons are depressed and which aren't and it definitely isn't reading anything when i press buttons 4&5.

so it looks like it might be the kvm switch unless you've got any other suggestions?

B@
 
Pretty sure this will be the KVM switch. I don't think there will be much you can do about it.
 
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