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Scrolling on Safari 5.1 with Windows doesn't work

Cannot get scrolling to work with Safari 5.1 on my two Windows machines. No problems with IE, Firefox and Chrome. Anyone else with this problem? Any suggestions?

Dell Dim 9100

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 7:39 PM

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Jul 22, 2011 8:55 AM in response to onehas

I tought I was alone, but it seems Apple introduced a new bug in 5.1. The scroll wheel does no longer work in Windows (7 64-bit). Could this be a side effect to the scroll behavior changes made in OSX Lion for the Macs? I just hope Apple reacts quickly, as it is a frustrating little bug. Fast scrolling to get to the meat is quite important these days and I use it a lot.

Jul 23, 2011 12:29 AM in response to onehas

Have just installed the latest Safari version on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and have the exact same issue as previously reported in that scrolling is extremely laggy.


I use 'KatMouse' on my Windows machine to enable me to scroll which ever window I mouse over without having to activate it, same as you can on a Mac (I strongly recommend trying 'KatMouse' on your PC if you haven't). Anyways, I thought KatMouse might have something to do with the lagging but that's obviously not the case given that other people are experiencing the same problem.

Jul 26, 2011 6:27 AM in response to onehas

A lot of people are reporting this. I use Win 7 Pro 64 bit at work and Safari 5.1 scrolling is broken with the mouse wheel. I use a Logitech MX mouse. So what I did to work around it (for now) is to use the tilt buttons on the mouse wheel. I assigned left to page down and right to page up. It's kludgy but it works. I hope 5.1.1 comes out soon. No problems with my Mac at home, though.

Jul 28, 2011 1:22 AM in response to onehas

I have also had this problem and managed to find a workaround.

The issue on my work computer was related to a Microsoft mouse with smooth scrolling, it seams that the new version of Safari does not support smooth scrolling properly.


With the Intelipoint software installed go to:


Control Panel >> Mouse Properties >> Wheel


And click 'Identify programs that don't scroll correctly...'.


Click 'Add' and add Safari to the list.


Click OK to close the windows.

Scrolling on Safari 5.1 with Windows doesn't work

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