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Hello, I was getting some weird behavior with scrollbars. When I had a
opened box or window, the list was scrolling for itself till the end. If I had a horizontal and vertical scrollbar, both horizontal and vertical were moving when I tried to roll the mouse wheel. Did a search and read some help pages, tried some hints but after all it was a hardware problem. So now I'm using a borrowed mouse. Does anyone know anything about this specific problem? Can I fix the mouse I had before? Thanks |
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On 7/6/2015 8:31 AM, Gary Stevens wrote:
Hello, I was getting some weird behavior with scrollbars. When I had a opened box or window, the list was scrolling for itself till the end. If I had a horizontal and vertical scrollbar, both horizontal and vertical were moving when I tried to roll the mouse wheel. Did a search and read some help pages, tried some hints but after all it was a hardware problem. So now I'm using a borrowed mouse. Does anyone know anything about this specific problem? Can I fix the mouse I had before? Thanks Sounds like a lint or other buildup. If it's a laser mouse, no mouse ball, then try some compressed air to blow on the led. Keep an eye out for loose parts flying out as sometimes the compressed air can pop off the lens on the laser. If it is the mouse ball style then dis-assembly is the best bet, then clean out the two wheel assembly's as they can build up lint and such in them. If the mouse is cordless, change the battery(s) as well. |
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Gary Stevens wrote:
Hello, I was getting some weird behavior with scrollbars. When I had a opened box or window, the list was scrolling for itself till the end. If I had a horizontal and vertical scrollbar, both horizontal and vertical were moving when I tried to roll the mouse wheel. Did a search and read some help pages, tried some hints but after all it was a hardware problem. So now I'm using a borrowed mouse. Does anyone know anything about this specific problem? Can I fix the mouse I had before? Since you located the source of your problem, the most practical thing to do would be to buy a new mouse. Far cheaper than the time you'll spend here trying to find and implement a fix. -- Best regards, Neil |
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Gary Stevens wrote:
Hello, I was getting some weird behavior with scrollbars. When I had a opened box or window, the list was scrolling for itself till the end. If I had a horizontal and vertical scrollbar, both horizontal and vertical were moving when I tried to roll the mouse wheel. Did a search and read some help pages, tried some hints but after all it was a hardware problem. So now I'm using a borrowed mouse. Does anyone know anything about this specific problem? Can I fix the mouse I had before? Thanks With two identical mice, you can have a total of four to six switches (microswitches). When a switch starts to malfunction, you can transfer a switch from one (broken) mouse to the other mouse. It would be pretty difficult to buy new switches having just the right dimensions. And the other sort of failure, is "worn plastic". The nub on the bottom of the mouse button, wears down. It sounds like your switch is jammed in the ON position. Cleaning debris build-up under the mouse button, can help. Note that some mice, are a maze of parts inside. The scroll wheel might have a dozen separate parts, which can fly apart when touched. Work on a bright clean surface, so you can see where all the parts went. On modern mice, there are labels on the bottom of the mouse, and they hide a single screw head. You can puncture the label with a Philips head screwdriver tip, and remove the single screw. The mouse tends to be a hinged design, and you should now be able to get it apart. Much older mice, there can be rubber or plastic feet shoved into holes. And at the base of the hole is a screw head. And pulling out the foot is necessary to access the screw. If you have a strong magnet handy, you may be able to locate the screw heads with the magnet. Paul |
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Gary Stevens wrote:
Hello, I was getting some weird behavior with scrollbars. When I had a opened box or window, the list was scrolling for itself till the end. If I had a horizontal and vertical scrollbar, both horizontal and vertical were moving when I tried to roll the mouse wheel. Did a search and read some help pages, tried some hints but after all it was a hardware problem. So now I'm using a borrowed mouse. Does anyone know anything about this specific problem? Can I fix the mouse I had before? You might look through Mouse Properties to see what the wheel is set to do. If no solution there, dump the mouse. |
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