technical advice re : mouse issues . . . .

29 Nov 2004

you know when your mouse stops working . . . .
and you have to spend an hour or two using the keyboard to do mousey stuff . . . .
and you finally decide to reinstall windows and see if it's a driver problem . . . .
well alway remember to check if the bottom of your mouse has fallen out. maybe it's down the back of the chest of drawers! dunno

:doh: :doh: :doh:
that's never happened to me oh no! redface

what a numptie! surprised

ops:

how long has it taken me to get this post up? try 2 hours! :rotflmao:
n x x x ;)

29 Nov 2004

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:
bad luck mate!!

29 Nov 2004

2 hours!!???? :shock: :shock: :shock:
Well you could have made it a good one !!! confused

:?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: wink

29 Nov 2004

hi
if its still not working were you use the mouse put a very small amount of washing up liquid on the surface and this may help with useung the mouse sometimes its your surface thats doing it, besides its good for sliding ( very very wake amount)

29 Nov 2004

Quote by neilinleeds
you know when your mouse stops working . . . .
and you have to spend an hour or two using the keyboard to do mousey stuff . . . .
and you finally decide to reinstall windows and see if it's a driver problem . . . .
well alway remember to check if the bottom of your mouse has fallen out. maybe it's down the back of the chest of drawers!
:doh: :doh: :doh:
that's never happened to me oh no!
what a numptie! ops:

how long has it taken me to get this post up? try 2 hours! :rotflmao:
n x x x ;)

I would suggest before you do anything else, ask yourself 'When did I last clean my mouse' :idea:
If the answer is never or not for 6 months, I would suggest your problem lies there.
To clean a mouse turn it over, around the rolling ball there is a circular hatch. turn it 1/4 turn until it comes loose. Clean the ball in rubbing alcohol and then the two long rollers and the narrow roller with a Qtip which is also moistened in rubbing alcohol, make sure all the fluff is removed and reassemble.
Don't be tempted to use Gin instrad of rubbing alcohol, it makes everything sticky as it dries, and will put you mouse out of operation permanently.
A tip for the ladies, A mouse has only one ball, don't spend half the night looking for the other one. lol. rolleyes

Harry0
Casanova and Drunk of this Parish. hump

29 Nov 2004

Quote by Sgt Bilko
2 hours!!???? :shock: :shock: :shock:
Well you could have made it a good one !!! :? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Mark cool

29 Nov 2004

Seriously though Neil, I had problems with my mouse, think it was a sticky ball :shock:
I now have an corded optical one bought from Asda & have had no more trouble, quite inexpensive too wink

Mark

30 Nov 2004

nooooooo you misunderstand me!
the mouse is in A1 condition . . . it's just that the plastic thingie underneath that you unscrew unscrewed, and fell off, and the ball fell out, and i didn't notice, so i spent 2 hours slamming me mouse on hard surfaces and swearing going "work you b*sta*rd* there's nothing wrong with you i checked! :lol2:
i used to work in tech support you know! rotflmao

still not found the ball. think the cats had it away! no doubt find it at the end of the garden next summer when i cut the grass! ;)
n x x x ;):

30 Nov 2004

Quote by Mark1964swindon

I now have an corded optical one bought from Asda & have had no more trouble, quite inexpensive too

Do you want to swap? I've got an optical mousse and its shit. Think it must need glasses - falls off the page all the time and leaps about like a looney sometimes.
Edited to say I have realised the reason I'm having trouble is that I have a mousse instead of a mouse redface

30 Nov 2004

You daft sod!!!
I'm glad ive nver rang you for support! ;-)
maybe its time yo got one of those sensor type mice that dont use a ball. saves all that cleaning out the crap casue its draging
JGL

30 Nov 2004

get an optical one great for pervin webcams lol

30 Nov 2004

Whats the plural of Mouse? Is it Mice or Mouses? (obviously i mean a mouse for computers)
Always wondered!

30 Nov 2004

Quote by AndyS-NE
Whats the plural of Mouse? Is it Mice or Mouses? (obviously i mean a mouse for computers)
Always wondered!

Andy - its MEECE!
This is pronounced like REESE!! wink

30 Nov 2004

What you want is one of these, Neil:

The Logitech MX1000 laser mouse. Quite possibly the most advanced mouse in the world.
Mine should be arriving today, so I'll let you know what it's like when I've had a play around with it...

30 Nov 2004

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
You daft sod Neil rolleyes

Weve got a cordless mouse and keyboard,the best things ever invented.
(theres no little ball on the mouse to loose :lol: )

30 Nov 2004

Celticq said

Do you want to swap? I've got an optical mousse and its shit. Think it must need glasses - falls off the page all the time and leaps about like a looney sometimes.

If you are using your optical mouse on a pattered surface like one of these "pretty" mouse mats it confuses the optical bit and causes your mouse pointer to do strange things similar to what you described. Try it on just a plain mouse mat or a white piece of paper ans see if that helps.

30 Nov 2004

ROFL ... oops I mean :therethere:
You daft bugger!!!!! blame the sleep deprivation .... I have been all day ;)

30 Nov 2004

celticq wrote:

Edited to say I have realised the reason I'm having trouble is that I have a mousse instead of a mouse

Well celtic, if you don't know the difference between mouse and mousse, I'm not coming round for tea at yours! lol

:lol:
Mike.

30 Nov 2004

Oh but I bet none of you have a problem figuring out what a pussy is though eh?
rolleyes

30 Nov 2004

Oh Hunnybunch! come here passionkiss

:therethere:
I'd like to say I've done the same but alas, I'm not quite as daft as you just yet! lol

:shock: say nothing! A few more weeks in your company and it may have begun to rub off ;)
I have a spare pussy... erm... I mean mouse if you can wait til weekend ;)

30 Nov 2004

NIL you always make me laugh.
How the hell you get youself into these situations I will never know.
Keep it comming.

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

30 Nov 2004

aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bless him, a whole two hours!

30 Nov 2004

Quote by Mark
PS for me a cordless optical mouse is a pain in the arse UNLESS it comes with a recharging docking unit, because before that I used to have to change the damn batteries all the time - optical cordless aren't exactly light on battery usage!
Love yourself and get one of those MX1000s

Well, the MX1000 only requires 10 minutes charging for a whole day's use, has a docking station and uses a Li-ion battery and even has an LED battery life indicator... biggrin