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Thread ID: 38517 2003-10-09 20:57:00 Mad Mouse willbry (1555) Press F1
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181741 2003-10-10 09:03:00 You would have had a 99% chance of having to replace it anyway. Usually the cable goes intermittent, which causes the problem. The other 1% may be a hair or fluff interfering with the slotted wheels you would have seen.
The buildup of "stuff" on those rods that the ball rolls on, causes the pointer NOT to move as the ball doesn't grip properly.
A clean was only an outside chance, so don't feel bad.
Pheonix (280)
181742 2003-10-10 09:19:00 The Microsoft optical mouse I use (nothing special, just a standard wheel mouse) always seems to start playing up when I take it to foreign territory (ie, someone elses house for a LAN), but always works fine at home.

I figured it might be the surface I use it on, so in future I must take mouse pads... whatever happened to the thing that optical mice worked on most surfaces, I mean come on, they work on CRT monitors, but not glass, and not a shiny wooden table top!
agent (30)
181743 2003-10-10 20:03:00 That makes me feel good Phoenix. Actually the new one clicks much more smoothly and I was surprised at how reasonable the replacement price was. So as you say, an upgrade was on the cards anyway. I'v picked up a lot of useful info from these threads. thanks everyone.
willbry
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