Enable the middle mouse button
1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback OffBy default it only recognizes the left and the right mouse button, but one can activate the 3rd mouse button (or middle mouse button), which ex. then can be used to perform a double-click.
Edit this DWORD registry key:
More info MS KB Q102989
More info MS KB Q102990
Edit this DWORD registry key:
More info MS KB Q102988[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Services \ PORT-TYPE-X]
NumberOfButtons=3
PORT-TYPE-X should be exchanged with the type of mouse connection: "BUSMOUSE", "SERMOUSE", or "i8042PRT" (PS/2).
More info MS KB Q102989
More info MS KB Q102990
Updated: 13 May 2007