Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 and Leopard/Mac

Terina, unfortunately you can connect but you cannot pair. I have the same problem -- see my post about it.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1488545&tstart=0

That is very strange. I got mine to work with no issues. I connected it with the MS BT dongle initially, installed Intellipoint 6.22 and then just added it to my BT devices on my MBP. Havent had a single issue since.

What you could try though is to switch the that performance slider to best performance, while you're connected on the MS BT thingy. Then try adding it...

I just got this mouse and DID successfully PAIR it with my Macbook.

I did these steps.

1. Install Intellipoint 6.2.2
2. Connect it using the supplied dongle. It should work fine.
3. After you have tested it with that, remove the dongle and go to set up bluetooth device from the Bluetooth menu option (enable this in system preferences).
4. On the setup choose Mouse (not Any Device like I saw in some other posts)
5. Click Continue and while it is searching, press and HOLD the pairing button on the mouse. The battery display should be solid green while you are doing this (not green and red). After a few seconds, the display should say "Microsoft Wireless Laser 8000" mouse is found.
6. Click Continue, and it will attempt to connect and pair. Again, press and HOLD the pairing button on the mouse while it is doing this. If successful, it should then show up as paired in the bluetooth pref pane (see image below).

http://coolmacguy.com/images/misc/mouse.png

Hi, I tried all the tricks listed here with no luck, but I think I've finally found the solution.

Try using "any device" option, then, when the assistant tries to pair with the device, there's a button called "passkey options", click it and then select the option "Don't use a passkey".

The mouse will pair successfully. Mine is working great on my iMac.

This worked perfectly!

Set device to "Any" and "send NO passkey", brilliant.