Mouse problems

[Jake]

My mouse is skipping on the pad, So I bought a new mouse pad but it
still is not working as good as it should,

I just installed Win XP upgrade three weeks ago,

It is an IBM mouse with a middle blue button for scrolling. color
black.

thanks

 

[Plato]

My mouse is skipping on the pad, So I bought a new mouse pad but it
still is not working as good as it should,

Clean the 3 mouse rollers.

 

[Jake]

three mouse rollers ? I seem to have just one rubber ball in the
centre of this mouse, that i see at the moment, are the three rollers
hidden inside the mouse...?
thanks

 

[Alias]

three mouse rollers ? I seem to have just one rubber ball in the
centre of this mouse, that i see at the moment, are the three rollers
hidden inside the mouse...?
thanks

Yes, you need to remove the rubber ball and you will see three rollers,
probably very dirty rollers.

Alias

 

[Tim Slattery]

three mouse rollers ? I seem to have just one rubber ball in the
centre of this mouse, that i see at the moment, are the three rollers
hidden inside the mouse...?

There's a plastic ring around the ball. You should be able to twist
that ring, which will then drop out. Then the ball will also drop out.
Clean it, then look inside the mouse. There are two small cylindrical
rods. It will probably look like there is a non-skid track of some
kind around the center of each one. Actually, that's compacted dust
and crud, and you need to clean it out.

There's also a small wheel. It's spring-loaded and its only job is to
press the ball against the two rods (one rod measures horizontal
movement, the other measures vertical movement). The wheel needs to be
cleaned too, though it's not as critical and probably won't be as
dirty.

 

[Plato]

three mouse rollers ? I seem to have just one rubber ball in the

Yes, two large and one small one. Use your fingernail to scrape off the
mouse crud.

 

[Serenity]

they are on the sides..of yes inside the mouse
I just cleaned mine today...
Serenity

 

[Jake]

thank you ,Tim that is good information...

now I am on the right track...(no pun intended ;-)

 

[Jake]

What! I just trimmed my fingernails...
now what do I use?

 

[Al Smith]

What! I just trimmed my fingernails...
now what do I use?

Wait four weeks for them to grow back, then clean your mouse.
Sheesh, do I have to think for everyone?