Microsoft Hardware and Windows 7
All of my mice are Microsoft branded. My home desktop is using a Microsoft keyboard. And my 2 webcams are Microsoft branded as well.
When I installed Windows 7, I just plugged in all of my devices (without special drivers) and everything seemed work fine… from a generic point of view. My mice did their job just as expected. But when install the special utilities from MS.COM, all the devices come alive with value-added features which you could not take advantage of unless you installed these special utilities.
Microsoft has recently released all updated versions (I was using them even while on Beta).
Visit: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/windows7/support.mspx
Not on Microsoft hardware?
My advise is, be sure to check your manufacturer’s website to see if they have special Windows 7 utilities available… you never know.