#150253
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:54 AM
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Before you go thinking it's the four-legged kind, it's not. It's my computer mouse. For the past week the thing just seems to have a mind of it's own. Or it's been taken over by aliens. While I'm on the computer, using the pointer, all of a sudden it takes off across the screen to the corners all by itself and I have to drag it back to what I was doing. It's a fairly new mouse, not wireless and no ball, I think laser or something. What the heck is going on with this ???? Does anyone have a clue?
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#150254
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:59 AM
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Mel, Does it have the red light at the bottom? If so then get a Q-Tip and clean that light and also make sure the desk is free of dust. that can cause the mouse to act up, at least it does mine ALL the time!
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#150255
March 22nd, 2006 at 01:04 AM
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#150256
March 22nd, 2006 at 01:05 AM
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#150257
March 22nd, 2006 at 02:28 AM
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I never use alcohol but if you got something sticky on it then you might wanna. Hey if my desk is anything like yours, there is dust! And since you have kids too, I am guessing there is some dust
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#150258
March 22nd, 2006 at 05:11 AM
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make sure the desk is free of dust. I can't even BELIEVE Triss said that!!!! I have to make sure my desk is free of CRUMBS!!! You know, the cheez~its & Cheetos...the cereal bars and bugles..... :rolleyes: I could probably empty a bag full out of my keyboard about now!!!! ~V~
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#150259
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:04 PM
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So how new are talking about??? A few months, a few weeks? I have one like you are talking about and mine is over a year old and messing up...I bought a new one and hated it so much I went back to using the old one and it seems to be working fine now. Another thing to try...is click on start, go to settings, then control panel and find the one that says mouse..there are all kinds of settings for your mouse there and it is possible you just need to re-adjust your mouse settings for some reason or another.
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#150260
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:16 PM
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#150261
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:55 PM
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Vanessa, the ONE and only ONE section of my desk that is dust, crumb, cookie, etc. free is the space where my mouse sits. Otherwise ti does not work. You can even tell at times where it sits cuz there is stuff all around the section I wipe off. That is usually when I clean my desk!
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#150262
March 22nd, 2006 at 09:38 PM
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So how new are talking about??? A few months, a few weeks? ummmmm, about a year, that's fairly new to me! I rubbed that little light thing with the q-tip and it seems to be behaving better now! Thanks Triss, and I'll try to get this desk cleaned up today~
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#150263
March 22nd, 2006 at 10:42 PM
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I can't see any dust on my desk, of course it's covered with debris and I don't have my glasses on, but still, no dust - try that!!
Sometimes vibrations will send my mouse skittering.
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#150264
March 22nd, 2006 at 10:53 PM
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Oh, shoot, it's still doing it! It's like someone from a remote location is trying to control my computer.....................and my mind!
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#150265
March 23rd, 2006 at 01:59 AM
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#150266
March 23rd, 2006 at 02:19 AM
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You can always try hitting it Mel.
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#150267
March 23rd, 2006 at 03:08 AM
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Mel my mouse, well its a normal mouse no red lights with mine. Does yours have a ball inside? Every now and then mine does this and what I do is take the ball out, then get the dirt of the rollers that has been building up. After that it is working again.
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#150268
March 23rd, 2006 at 03:17 AM
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Mel, ours does the same thing. I haven't found anything to fix it. I just put up with it.
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