The process mousedrv.exe is a component of the application 5 Key Mouse Driver that is supported by Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Me (Millenium edition). The 5 Key Mouse Driver is the PS/2 compatible and USB 5-button wheel mice such as the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer. The Intellimouse is a brand of computer mice from Microsoft which introduced innovations like an optical mouse, a scroll wheel, and a dedicated forward and back buttons on the side of the mouse for easier web browsing. The functionality of the 5 Key Intellimouse is supported by the Microsoft IntelliPoint driver. The driver software enables users to customize the features of the Microsoft mouse according to his needs and preferences. The mouse buttons can be reassigned, including the wheel button, to perform commands like Copy, Undo, or run macro. The mouse setting can be modified to alter scrolling speed and acceleration, and pointer speed and precision. Even applications can be assigned to specific buttons for faster access.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mousedrv.exe. is used by Microsoft IntelliPoint Driver Module, If you shut down mousedrv.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mousedrv.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft IntelliPoint Driver Module, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed mousedrv.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft IntelliPoint Driver Module, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if mousedrv.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that mousedrv.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft IntelliPoint Driver Module