[SDL] Trust Gamer Mouse vs D1X-Rebirth. Can't use buttons <- SDL problem?

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I'm trying to get my Trust Gamer Mouse Optical GM-4200

http://www.trust.com/products/product_detail.aspx?item=14463

to work in D1X-Rebirth 

http://dxx-rebirth.de/?Downloads:D1X-Rebirth

under Win XP SP2 which uses SDL but no matter what function I do assign in the
Windows Mouse Configuration menu, I cannot get the thumb buttons to work at all
in D1X-Rebirth. Any suggestions? TIA!