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some of the problems i have had. When i have clicked on something in a drop

down box it will select whats on the page underneath. I have clicked the

back button on IE and it goes back twice, i have played games and it selects

more than one thing on the screen, when selecting tick boxes it wont select

until after a few tries. This is very annoying as its takes me ages to get

anything done. I would appreciate any help and advice on whats causing this

and how to remedy it.

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Re: having problems clicking on things

 

First thing to do is clean the mouse. Turn it upside down and slide the

cover so the ball comes out. Blow out dust inside and clean the ball with a

soft cloth. This is a very simple solution and fixes many problems such as

yours.

 

FrankV

 

"dee" <dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:78B25D3A-7437-4F32-A963-778C64A07487@microsoft.com...

> some of the problems i have had. When i have clicked on something in a

> drop

> down box it will select whats on the page underneath. I have clicked the

> back button on IE and it goes back twice, i have played games and it

> selects

> more than one thing on the screen, when selecting tick boxes it wont

> select

> until after a few tries. This is very annoying as its takes me ages to

> get

> anything done. I would appreciate any help and advice on whats causing

> this

> and how to remedy it.

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Re: having problems clicking on things

 

thanks for replying, but my mouse does not have a ball, it is infrared

 

"FrankV" wrote:

> First thing to do is clean the mouse. Turn it upside down and slide the

> cover so the ball comes out. Blow out dust inside and clean the ball with a

> soft cloth. This is a very simple solution and fixes many problems such as

> yours.

>

> FrankV

>

> "dee" <dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:78B25D3A-7437-4F32-A963-778C64A07487@microsoft.com...

> > some of the problems i have had. When i have clicked on something in a

> > drop

> > down box it will select whats on the page underneath. I have clicked the

> > back button on IE and it goes back twice, i have played games and it

> > selects

> > more than one thing on the screen, when selecting tick boxes it wont

> > select

> > until after a few tries. This is very annoying as its takes me ages to

> > get

> > anything done. I would appreciate any help and advice on whats causing

> > this

> > and how to remedy it.

>

>

>

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Re: having problems clicking on things

 

Sorry. I assumed you had a regular mouse since you didn't specify.

 

FrankV

 

"dee" <dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:92B035AA-427D-4E88-8F58-916D599F987E@microsoft.com...

> thanks for replying, but my mouse does not have a ball, it is infrared

>

> "FrankV" wrote:

>

>> First thing to do is clean the mouse. Turn it upside down and slide the

>> cover so the ball comes out. Blow out dust inside and clean the ball with

>> a

>> soft cloth. This is a very simple solution and fixes many problems such

>> as

>> yours.

>>

>> FrankV

>>

>> "dee" <dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:78B25D3A-7437-4F32-A963-778C64A07487@microsoft.com...

>> > some of the problems i have had. When i have clicked on something in a

>> > drop

>> > down box it will select whats on the page underneath. I have clicked

>> > the

>> > back button on IE and it goes back twice, i have played games and it

>> > selects

>> > more than one thing on the screen, when selecting tick boxes it wont

>> > select

>> > until after a few tries. This is very annoying as its takes me ages to

>> > get

>> > anything done. I would appreciate any help and advice on whats causing

>> > this

>> > and how to remedy it.

>>

>>

>>

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Re: having problems clicking on things

 

dee wrote:

> thanks for replying, but my mouse does not have a ball, it is infrared

>

> "FrankV" wrote:

>

>> First thing to do is clean the mouse. Turn it upside down and slide the

>> cover so the ball comes out. Blow out dust inside and clean the ball with a

>> soft cloth. This is a very simple solution and fixes many problems such as

>> yours.

>>

>> FrankV

>>

>> "dee" <dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:78B25D3A-7437-4F32-A963-778C64A07487@microsoft.com...

>>> some of the problems i have had. When i have clicked on something in a

>>> drop

>>> down box it will select whats on the page underneath. I have clicked the

>>> back button on IE and it goes back twice, i have played games and it

>>> selects

>>> more than one thing on the screen, when selecting tick boxes it wont

>>> select

>>> until after a few tries. This is very annoying as its takes me ages to

>>> get

>>> anything done. I would appreciate any help and advice on whats causing

>>> this

>>> and how to remedy it.

>>

>>

 

Try a different mouse. If the problems go away, you can try cleaning

your optical mouse, experiment with changing the mousing surface, or

simply replace the mouse with one that works. If this is a wireless

optical mouse, try replacing the batteries.

 

 

Malke

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Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

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