Beta testing and microsoft software/hardware

> Actually, they did make the drivers, they just haven't give the public
> access
> to them. They are available to members of the technical beta, but they are
> apparently waiting until final release to release the drivers.
>
> LifeCam is available here:
> https://connect.microsoft.com/window...ownloadID=3581
>
> Intellipoint and Intellitype here:
> https://connect.microsoft.com/window...ownloadID=3234
>
> If you get an "access is denied" page, that means you will have to wait
> until Microsoft makes them public.
>
> And as you already stated:
> "Screen saver may not be automatically triggered
> With recent Microsoft wireless mouse or keyboard receivers (27Mhz - not
> Bluetooth) the screen saver will not be automatically activated.
> Primarily
> applies to the Premium and Ultimate SKUs
> We are working on a solution for this problem"
>
> --
> Robert Firth
> http://www.winvistainfo.org
>
>
> "Alan" wrote:
>

>> Having been beta testing MS operating systems for a number of years I
>> must
>> admit to continually being disappointed by the lack of compatibility with
>> a
>> number of MS products including a number of very new ones. As an example,
>> I
>> recently bought a Wireless Laser Mouse 6000, ok it did work with reduced
>> functionality on the native drivers (Intellipoint of course does not
>> really
>> work with Vista) but then discovered the mouse disables the screensaver!
>> A
>> week ago I bought the new Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000, a new product from
>> MS
>> and the software is not compatible with Vista even under xp compatible
>> mode!
>> I can understand older programs having problems but I would have thought
>> that MS would have made some effort to make their new products
>> compatible.
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>

> Having been beta testing MS operating systems for a number of years I
> must admit to continually being disappointed by the lack of compatibility
> with a number of MS products including a number of very new ones. As an
> example, I recently bought a Wireless Laser Mouse 6000, ok it did work
> with reduced functionality on the native drivers (Intellipoint of course
> does not really work with Vista) but then discovered the mouse disables
> the screensaver! A week ago I bought the new Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000, a
> new product from MS and the software is not compatible with Vista even
> under xp compatible mode!
> I can understand older programs having problems but I would have thought
> that MS would have made some effort to make their new products compatible.
> Alan
>

> I have a Microsoft Fingerprint Reader I just bought _this_ _year_ which I'm
> betting doesn't work with Vista (I'm not even going to try).
>
> -Rob
>
>
> "Alan" <alan.larbalestier@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:eDwuZq68GHA.2120@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > Having been beta testing MS operating systems for a number of years I
> > must admit to continually being disappointed by the lack of compatibility
> > with a number of MS products including a number of very new ones. As an
> > example, I recently bought a Wireless Laser Mouse 6000, ok it did work
> > with reduced functionality on the native drivers (Intellipoint of course
> > does not really work with Vista) but then discovered the mouse disables
> > the screensaver! A week ago I bought the new Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000, a
> > new product from MS and the software is not compatible with Vista even
> > under xp compatible mode!
> > I can understand older programs having problems but I would have thought
> > that MS would have made some effort to make their new products compatible.
> > Alan
> >

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