New mouse - need driver

[Ext User(DalienX)]

Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
mice.
Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
enable all buttons.
I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
station.
I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
next to it)
I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant find
a driver..
Any ideas?

[Ext User(Falkon)]

DalienX wrote:
> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
> mice.
> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
> enable all buttons.
> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
> station.
> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
> next to it)
> I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant find
> a driver..
> Any ideas?

WTF does a mouse need 10 buttons!!

AFAIK, Officeworks return policy is reasonable. Why try and exchange it?

[Ext User(Fred)]

DalienX wrote:
> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
> mice.
> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button,
> 5button, and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only
> enables 3 buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in
> the wrong folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of
> the drivers enable all buttons.
> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
> station.
> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
> next to it)
> I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant
> find a driver..
> Any ideas?

IMHO Techworks is a house brand of Officeworks
http://www.officeworksretail.com.au/about/default.htm?page=techworks
so the mouse may also be available under a different name.

And like Falkon says Officeworks have a decent satisfaction guarantee
applying to most products.

"In addition to your refund rights, if you are not completely satisfied with
your purchase from Officeworks, simply return the product to any Officeworks
store with your receipt within seven days of purchase. We will offer a
replacement, exchange or refund provided the product is in 'as new'
condition, including packaging, instruction manuals and all accessories.
http://www.officeworksretail.com.au/about/services.htm

[Ext User(DalienX)]

Fred wrote:

> We will offer a replacement, exchange or refund provided
> the product is in 'as new' condition, including packaging,
> instruction manuals and all accessories.

they say that, yet the package was a sealed plastic pack that had to be
cut open to get the mouse out. So i dont see how im supposed to return
the packaging in an "as new" condition

[Ext User(Caitlin)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> Fred wrote:
>
>> We will offer a replacement, exchange or refund provided
>> the product is in 'as new' condition, including packaging,
>> instruction manuals and all accessories.
>
> they say that, yet the package was a sealed plastic pack that had to be
> cut open to get the mouse out. So i dont see how im supposed to return
> the packaging in an "as new" condition

You've got a real half glass empty attitude going on there. Why not just try
to return it? If the product doesn't do what it was advertised to do, then
you have a statutory right to be able to anyway.

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:37:08 GMT, "DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote:

>Fred wrote:
>
>> We will offer a replacement, exchange or refund provided
>> the product is in 'as new' condition, including packaging,
>> instruction manuals and all accessories.
>
>they say that, yet the package was a sealed plastic pack that had to be
>cut open to get the mouse out. So i dont see how im supposed to return
>the packaging in an "as new" condition

You obviously can't - and that's the case with *most* packaging these days - but
don't let that stop you taking it back. You'll find that as soon as you explain
it "won't work on my system" they'll offer a refund. Quite simple. And then
get the Logitech ....

[Ext User(Bazza)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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>
> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
> mice.
> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
> enable all buttons.
> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
> station.
> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
> next to it)


Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.

Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
standard!

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:50:56 +1000, "Bazza" <barry@bazza.wazza> wrote:

>
>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>> mice.
>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>> enable all buttons.
>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>> station.
>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>> next to it)
>
>
>Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.
>
>Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
>standard!

Hey, don't badmouth A4Tech meece. They are waaaay better than brand-X and
almost as good as Logitech.

[Ext User(steam3801)]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 07:59:58 GMT, "DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> - in
a blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:

>
>Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>mice.
>Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>enable all buttons.
>I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/

Hehehe. Shouldn't laugh but I knew this was gonna be the brand
somewhere along the line ....

>The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>station.
>I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>next to it)
>I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant find
>a driver..
>Any ideas?
--
steam3801
ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI

[Ext User(steam3801)]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:23:02 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> - in a
blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:

>On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:50:56 +1000, "Bazza" <barry@bazza.wazza> wrote:
>
>>
>>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>
>>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>>> mice.
>>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>>> enable all buttons.
>>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>>> station.
>>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>>> next to it)
>>
>>
>>Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.
>>
>>Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
>>standard!
>
>Hey, don't badmouth A4Tech meece. They are waaaay better than brand-X and
>almost as good as Logitech.

Shirley you jest? A4Tech - the Black and Gold brand of input devices.
Nasty, nasty, nasty.
--
steam3801
ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI

[Ext User(DalienX)]

Bazza wrote:


>
>
> Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.

Id hardly call $66 shit..

>
> Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
> standard!

been using a4tech mice for years, great basic mouse.

[Ext User(Jollyrodgers)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
> mice.
> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
> enable all buttons.
> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
> station.
> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
> next to it)
> I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant find
> a driver..
> Any ideas?

Nothing listed on driver guide for any Techworks mouse.

[Ext User(Clockmeister)]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
news:87xhg.4985$ap3.4465@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Fred wrote:
>
>> We will offer a replacement, exchange or refund provided
>> the product is in 'as new' condition, including packaging,
>> instruction manuals and all accessories.
>
> they say that, yet the package was a sealed plastic pack that had to be
> cut open to get the mouse out. So i dont see how im supposed to return
> the packaging in an "as new" condition

Irrelevant since it is not fit for purpose.

Take it back for a refund, we used to exchange/refund items like these in
similar packaging all the time no questions asked.

[Ext User(DalienX)]

Clockmeister wrote:

>
> Irrelevant since it is not fit for purpose.
>
> Take it back for a refund, we used to exchange/refund items like
> these in similar packaging all the time no questions asked.

Yep, thanks all. took it back today and exchanged it for a logitech mx
518.

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:29:43 +1000, steam3801 <tryspammingthis@ozemail.com.au>
wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:23:02 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> - in a
>blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:50:56 +1000, "Bazza" <barry@bazza.wazza> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>>>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>>
>>>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>>>> mice.
>>>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>>>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>>>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>>>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>>>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>>>> enable all buttons.
>>>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>>>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>>>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>>>> station.
>>>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>>>> next to it)
>>>
>>>
>>>Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.
>>>
>>>Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
>>>standard!
>>
>>Hey, don't badmouth A4Tech meece. They are waaaay better than brand-X and
>>almost as good as Logitech.
>
>Shirley you jest?

No I don't jest - and please don't call me Shirley ....

>A4Tech - the Black and Gold brand of input devices.

Yep, and bloody good value too. Better than the grossly overpriced shite with
most name brands ...

>Nasty, nasty, nasty.

Nope, nope, nope

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:50:49 GMT, "Jollyrodgers" <®jollyrod®@biz.net.au> wrote:

>
>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>> mice.
>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>> enable all buttons.
>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>> station.
>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>> next to it)
>> I dont like my chances of returning this mouse just because i cant find
>> a driver..
>> Any ideas?
>
>Nothing listed on driver guide for any Techworks mouse.

I would have been highly surprised if there were. It's an Officeworks (aka
ColesMyer) house branding, sure to have never been heard of outside Oz.

[Ext User(steam3801)]

Oops

>still, they are worth just that little bit extra
than (not "for")
>the other cheaper (quality and price) alternatives.
--
steam3801
ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI

[Ext User(steam3801)]

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:32:47 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> - in a
blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:29:43 +1000, steam3801 <tryspammingthis@ozemail.com.au>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:23:02 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> - in a
>>blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:50:56 +1000, "Bazza" <barry@bazza.wazza> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>>>
>>>>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>>>>> mice.
>>>>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>>>>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>>>>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>>>>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>>>>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>>>>> enable all buttons.
>>>>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>>>>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>>>>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>>>>> station.
>>>>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>>>>> next to it)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.
>>>>
>>>>Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
>>>>standard!
>>>
>>>Hey, don't badmouth A4Tech meece. They are waaaay better than brand-X and
>>>almost as good as Logitech.
>>
>>Shirley you jest?
>
>No I don't jest - and please don't call me Shirley ....
>
>>A4Tech - the Black and Gold brand of input devices.
>
>Yep, and bloody good value too. Better than the grossly overpriced shite with
>most name brands ...

Actually, I can't/won't disagree with you on that one - I think that
named brands are really grossly overpriced (when you consider the cost
of a mouse/keyboard compared to what you can pay for a computer unit)

still, they are worth just that little bit extra for the other cheaper
(quality and price) alternatives.

>
>>Nasty, nasty, nasty.
>
>Nope, nope, nope
--
steam3801
ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI

[Ext User(budgie)]

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:51:40 +1000, steam3801 <tryspammingthis@ozemail.com.au>
wrote:

>Oops
>
>>still, they are worth just that little bit extra
>than (not "for")
>>the other cheaper (quality and price) alternatives.

yep, knew what you meant. The problem is that the name brands are a lot more
than a liitle bit more expensive. So I use Logitech AND A4Tech ...

[Ext User(free2002)]

hey black & gold make nice lollies so don't knock em!

"steam3801" <tryspammingthis@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:b2ed82l34mjv8h2dgpcluto6cepj8vdfnq@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:23:02 +0800, budgie <me@privacy.net> - in a
> blinding flash of brilliance - wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:50:56 +1000, "Bazza" <barry@bazza.wazza> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
>>>news:2Ivhg.4894$ap3.1746@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>>>
>>>> Well i finaly bit the bullet and got one of them new fangled cordless
>>>> mice.
>>>> Problem is the driver disk that came with it is bloody useless.
>>>> It has 3 different drivers on it in 3 folders labled: 3button, 5button,
>>>> and 10button. But the driver in the 10button folder only enables 3
>>>> buttons. At first i thought maybe the drivers were just in the wrong
>>>> folders, so i systematicly tried all 3 drivers, but none of the drivers
>>>> enable all buttons.
>>>> I tried going to the manufacturers website but they dont even admit to
>>>> making mice :S http://www.techworks.com/
>>>> The mouse is a Techworks 10 button, cordless, optical with recharging
>>>> station.
>>>> I got it from officeworks (knew i should have gotten the logitech one
>>>> next to it)
>>>
>>>
>>>Serves you right for buying such a piece of shit mouse.
>>>
>>>Why don't you just go buy a A4tech branded mouse?? That's about your
>>>standard!
>>
>>Hey, don't badmouth A4Tech meece. They are waaaay better than brand-X and
>>almost as good as Logitech.
>
> Shirley you jest? A4Tech - the Black and Gold brand of input devices.
> Nasty, nasty, nasty.
> --
> steam3801
> ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI