Microsoft KB Archive/171743

= OL97: System Hangs When Exporting to Timex Datalink Watch =

Article ID: 171743

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q171743



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SYMPTOMS
When exporting to the Timex Datalink watch from Microsoft Outlook 97, the system may freeze up or exhibit other erratic behavior, requiring a reboot to recover.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when using the Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) model 64215, driver version 5.0. This behavior can also be caused by other third party applications.



RESOLUTION
Remove the Kensington Trackball driver, to revert to the Windows 95 mouse driver, while exporting to the Timex Datalink watch.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about how to contact Kensington Mouseworks, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

The Kensington Expert Mouse (Trackball) is manufactured by Kensington Mouseworks, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: hangs stuck OL98

Keywords: kbprb KB171743

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