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Mouse problems
Hi,
Can anyone help me with an extremly stubborn mouse. Problem is it will hardly budge. I took the ball out cleaned it a bit but it's so sticky it's a joke. It's a real struggle just getting the cursor from one part of a web page to another. And closing pages is also difficult. Is there any product that you can buy to make the damm thing move like it used to or am i looking at a new mouse altogether.
Thanks.
Des
XPST500
N0TYA
Win98se
Can anyone help me with an extremly stubborn mouse. Problem is it will hardly budge. I took the ball out cleaned it a bit but it's so sticky it's a joke. It's a real struggle just getting the cursor from one part of a web page to another. And closing pages is also difficult. Is there any product that you can buy to make the damm thing move like it used to or am i looking at a new mouse altogether.
Thanks.
Des
XPST500
N0TYA
Win98se
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Posted January 21st, 2001 19:00
Along with cleaning the track ball, you need to clean the latitudinal and longitudinal rollers that the tracking ball contacts, or accumulated goop can freeze them right up. Tweezers, alcohol soaked cotton swabs (on the metal roller ONLY) will work. You can also use a pencil eraser to clean the rollers - just make sure to blow all the chaff out when you're done, or it'll just build up again.
I've got mice that are 6 years old and running fine. They just need a bit of tidying up every now and again.
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Posted January 21st, 2001 20:00
Thanks Goonboy, I took a good long look inside the mouse and found plenty of **** inside. Although i didn't use any alcohol soaked swobs or anything i just my finger nails basically and now mouse movement is much improved. Adios.
Des.
tom_king
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Posted January 21st, 2001 19:00
Tom