Mouse wheel events do not work in the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1

Download the VB6 Mouse Wheel.exe file that includes the add-in DLL and the code that is used to create the add-in DLL.

1. Download the VB6 Mouse Wheel.exe file. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
   Download the VB6MouseWheel.EXE package now.
   
   For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   
   119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
   
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2. Click Start, click Run, type regsvr32 <path>\VB6IDEMouseWheelAddin.dll, and then click OK.
3. Start Visual Basic 6.0.
4. Click Add-Ins, and then click
   Add-in Manager.
5. In the Add-in Manager list, click
   MouseWheel Fix.
6. Click to select the Loaded/Unloaded check box, and then click to select the Load on Startup check box.
7. Click OK.

You can also build the add-in DLL in Visual Basic 6.0. If you do this, the add-in DLL is automatically registered. You can then follow steps 4 through 7 to enable the add-in DLL. To build the add-in DLL, click Make VB6IDEMouseWheelAddin.dll on the File menu.

Method 2

Return to an earlier version of Microsoft IntelliPoint software. To do this, follow these steps:

1. If the IntelliPoint software that is installed on your computer is version 4.9 or a later version, remove the IntelliPoint software from your computer.
2. Install IntelliPoint software version 4.12. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
   Download the IntelliPoint 4.12 package now.
   
   For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
   
   119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
   
   Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
   

Note You can also use this add-in in most VBA environments. Install the add-in as described earlier, create a .reg file with the following values, and merge it with your registry.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBA\VBE\6.0\Addins\VB6IDEMouseWheelAddin.Connect

• "FriendlyName"="MouseWheel Fix"
• "CommandLineSafe"=dword:00000000
• "LoadBehavior"=dword:00000000

Note These keys may be ignored if you put them under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.