manic mouse

[alegna#45]

has anyone else had this problem? my mouse has started behaving weirdly, the curser arrow on the pc will suddenly disappear off the screen, it goes completely haywire, it has now got so bad I can hardly work with it, all connections have been checked and nothing is loose or missing, any ideas anyone? The computer is about 5 years old, have tried changing the rollerball with a non-compatible mouse thinking it might be worn but it hasn't made any difference.

[711]

I had this problem. It turned out to be dirt deposits on the small rollers which are driven by the roller ball. Try cleaning these by scraping gently with a pen knife or similar. 711

[alegna#45]

711, or should I call you nightowl!!! many thanks for your help, have tried wiping the rollers but it doesn't seem to have made any difference, am going to ask in computer shop at the weekend, see if they can throw any light on the matter, thanks again.

[nommy]

I had this problem too, and I went through numerous, but they all developed the same problems that you've encountered, my solution was to purchase an optical mouse, which has no ball to clog up, they are great, so precise, and I haven't had to change it for months now, here is one to buy at Argos for only �5. 49
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumb er/6751308.htm

[alegna#45]

thanks to fender62 and nommy, will also try your ideas, many thanks for your help.