How to Reverse the mouse scroll wheel - to match Apples OSX 10.7 (Lion) "Natural scrolling"

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1) Find the hardware ID of the mouse

Go to the mouse control panel
Select “Hardware” tab
Click “Properties” button
Select “Details” tab
From the drop-down list choose “Hardware IDs”
Save the VID*** entry ( e.g. VID_045E&PID_0039 )


2) Find and change the corresponding configuration settings in the registry

Run regedit.exe
Open Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\HID
Here you should find an entry for the hardware ID of your mouse
In all sub-keys of the hardware id key look for the “DeviceParameters” key and change the “FlipFlopWheel” value from 0 to 1

3) Make it work

Unplug the mouse
Count to five
Plug the mouse back in