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Solved: 5-button mouse - deactivate side buttons?

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I just built a new computer and am running Windows 7. I elected to continue using my old wired mouse, an obsolete Razer Diamondback. I went out and looked for the latest drivers for all hardware for the new computer. As can be expected, this mouse is around 7 or 8 years old, so there is only a legacy driver available. Nevertheless, I installed it and it works.

However, there doesn't seem to be a way to set the side button actions or disable them. My main problem is that I have a tendency to inadvertently click the right side button, which is defaulted to scroll down. This has been a significant frustration, and I'd like to disable it.

In Control Panel, there are ways to set other things for the mouse, but no way to set the side buttons, as as I was accustomed to on my other computers. Control Panel opens a utilityu called Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, which I find totally useless. I complained about it a few minutes ago in my previouis post (the first on this forum) regarding a problem with the keyboard.

Can anybody suggest a way to disable that mouse button?

Thanks!
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