mouse cleaning...not house cleaning!!

[stevejr]

My Microsoft mouse...a 2 button/scroll/ball version...several years old...had been giving me fits...not very responsive...very difficult to precisely control the cursor. I had taken compressed air...taken the ball out...blown out the insides...very little improvement. So I figured that it was just worn out. Then...I took the ball out again and I saw my problem ( just missed it before). Lint had built up on the two small rollers and the little wheel where the ball makes contact. I cleaned the lint off...and VOILA!! PRESTO!!...a new mouse! It's now super smooth...just like new.

Amazing what a little bit of cleaning can do ..saved myself some money!!

[Train]

Yes it is, and a bit of 90+% rubbing ACHOHOL [no additives] on a Q-Tip while doing that works wonders.

[jstanek7]

Call Microsoft and tell them that your mouse is acting up If you have the numbers off the bottom they will send you a new one. I have heard many people do this and you don't even have to send them your old one.

[Ridgerunr]

For 'ball' replacement,,recommend having a read here

[stevejr]

So that's what my problem is... ..and I thought it was just my age!!

[Ridgerunr]

Sorry,,couldn't help myself. But prices what they are,you might consider a replacement in the optical categorysuch as my fav Logitech optical. Then you can just forget about the 'gonads'?

[stevejr]

Ha!!! Good one!!

I looked at a couple of opticals when I thought that my mouse had gone bad but I didn't see enough selection to get a good idea of what was available. So far the mouse is as smooth as butter but I'll keep your recommendation in mind.

BTW: I haven't forgotten about "them"...but I think that "they" have forgotten me!!

We better "cool it"...the mods might make us sit in the corner for a while...