Microsoft spyware??

[chrisinthesun20]

Just bought a Microsoft Intellimouse Wireless Blue - all set up fine, installed the intellipoint software, as the mouse is smoother after its been installed.

BUT

I was just playing Half-Life DoD to see how the mouse performed for gaming, when I got an alert box from ZoneAlert pop up saying "do you want to allow micrsoft intellimouse to access the internet" - WTF??!?!?!?!?!?!

On another side note - does anybody use a cordless mouse for gaming - and how have they found it - this one "feels" different to the normal intellimouse I had before, but I'm still trying to decide if it is worse than my cord-mouse or not......

Any ideas what Microsoft might be up to???

[Bman]

Was the software (Intellipoint) trying to update itself? I can't figure why the 'mouse' would be trying to access the internet, but we are talking about microsoft, aren't we??? 8-)

BB

[chrisinthesun20]

It was obviously the intellipoint software - but I don't know why it would want the access the internet - there is no update option in the software as far as I can tell - unless it is trying to register itself, but it should really tell me first before trying to access the internet......bloody Microsoft!

[Bman]

Sorry for being a little dense this AM... more coffee, pleeeeeze

BB

[chrisinthesun20]

After having played around with this mouse for a bit I think I'm going to take it back and swap it for the cord version, as sometimes it can be a little slow when you move the mouse quickly - it kinda "catches up", which is really weird - and does NOT help at all in DoD - oh well, at least the cord version is 10 euros cheaper!

[beeboy]

I recently reinstalled my intellimouse software too and it did connect to the internet. I have just discovered that the SPCA is monitoring us for abusive mouse usage.

[dumdum]

"abusive mouse usage" Microsoft is Sally!!!

[Disk_Contented]

You will find that some programs will need internet access permission even though they don't connect to the actual internet.