Wireless mighty mouse horiz. scroll for some software

The horizontal scroll on my new wireless mighty mouse seems to work for some programs (Safari) just fine; for others (Melody maker) only on the scrollbar and for others (MS Word) not at all. Any ideas?
Powermac G4   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Yes you need to install the software to allow your Mac to properly recognise all the features of the BT Mighty Mouse.
I've got the exact same setup and just obtained a Wireless Mighty Mouse - all I had to do was install the software on the CD, reboot (the first reboot will take a little while), and follow the instructions on either the CD or one of the small enclosed booklets that you should have in your box.

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