Mouse problem

Jazzfish · 01-28-2008, 08:54 PM

This just started today, but my mouse is spurratically getting sluggish about moving on the Y-axis, and occasionally will REFUSE to move vertically at all.

Sometimes I can get around the problem by moving the cursor in circles, but then it will again freeze and only move horizontally.

It's a generic ball mouse.

Do I need to clean the ball? If so, need tips.

Or is it something else?

**Deleted090308** · 01-29-2008, 09:12 AM

Hi

Yes, you need to clean the mouse.
Take the ball out - then remove dust and dirt from the three "wheels" with a cloth.

But, I would get an optical mouse.

Jazzfish · 01-30-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eneles

Hi

Yes, you need to clean the mouse.
Take the ball out - then remove dust and dirt from the three "wheels" with a cloth.

But, I would get an optical mouse.

I took the ball out, and there as a line of dust on each "wheel." I had to scrape it off, and now the mouse will NOT move on the vertical axis. The only way to move the mouse upward on the screen is via a diagonal movement.

**Deleted090308** · 01-30-2008, 05:48 PM

One of the wheels/sensors has stopped working.
The best would be to get a new mouse.

01-28-2008, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jazzfish Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 21 OS: Windows XP Pro	Mouse problem This just started today, but my mouse is spurratically getting sluggish about moving on the Y-axis, and occasionally will REFUSE to move vertically at all. Sometimes I can get around the problem by moving the cursor in circles, but then it will again freeze and only move horizontally. It's a generic ball mouse. Do I need to clean the ball? If so, need tips. Or is it something else?

01-29-2008, 09:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Mouse problem Hi Yes, you need to clean the mouse. Take the ball out - then remove dust and dirt from the three "wheels" with a cloth. But, I would get an optical mouse.

01-30-2008, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Mouse problem One of the wheels/sensors has stopped working. The best would be to get a new mouse.