Install Mouse Driver on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Question

I have a mouse that I absolutely love (been using them for years), A4Tech WOP-35. It has dual scrollers and 5 buttons, 3 of the buttons are programmable. I use them at work and at home.

At work I am using Windows 7 Enterprise (32 bit), at home I am using Windows 7 Professional (64 bit).

The drivers installed easily on my machine at work. Unfortunately, they will not install on my computer at home. When I double click on the Setup.exe, it asks me if I want to install it, and of course I click on "Yes", but nothing happens. When I say nothing happens, I mean nothing happens; it appears that it doesn't even try to install. The same thing happens when I right click on the setup.exe and select run as administrator.

How can I get around this? I am guessing it is because I am running the 64 bit version of Windows.

Solution 1

You're right, it's because of your 64-bit Windows. :) Hardware drivers are one of those things that the 64-bit vs. 32-bit addressing makes the difference, so you need 64-bit drivers.

Upon looking up your mouse, I see that A4Tech doesn't offer a driver for anything newer than Vista 32-bit. But the Windows driver package they offer DOES contain Windows 2003 64-bit and XP 64-bit drivers, so MAYBE one of those will work.

Perhaps contact A4Tech for some guidance?

Solution 2

I too looked for the Windows 7 driver for other mice:

2X-Office_X5.X6-57D.OP-57D.zip

• Install and go to Control Panel » Mouse
• Choose Mouse and change the driver.

This mouse hadn't the second wheel but works in Windows 7.

Comments

[Moab]

Try this driver, use the x64 for vista...x7.cn/en/driver/X-7XX.zip

[Randolf Richardson]

That mouse seems to have a very interesting design. Could you share a screenshot of it?

[Randolf Richardson]

*** UPDATE *** I found a picture of it here: torent.ro/imagini/mari/78903/09b98fb3bb4b.jpg

[Kinnectus]

I won't put this link as an answer because it may not work, but someone has found that the Smart X7 mouse drive works well for the WOP-49Z so it may work for your WOP-35? sevenforums.com/drivers/86099-a4tech-mouse-driver.html

[Hallo]

That was the driver I downloaded, but it doesnt want to install at all.

[Hallo]

The program works good. I still dont have horizontal scrolling (no setting for the second scroller wheel), but at least I can program the buttons for what I want.

[Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007]

@Soren - That's what I figured. You're probably at the mercy of A4Tech to create an updated driver to get full functionality in newer or unsupported operating systems.