Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!eru!luth!sunic!mcsun!unido!tub!db0tui11!mertens From: MERTENS@tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Need help with mouse problem :-( Message-ID: Date: 13 Jul 90 18:17:14 GMT References: <1869@engage.enet.dec.com> Distribution: comp Organization: Technical University Berlin Lines: 26 In article <1869@engage.enet.dec.com>, wallace@ynotme.enet.dec.com (Ray Wallace) says: > >In article <4529.2699075f@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, iojj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu >writes... >>bought used: the mouse doesn't work in the horizontal direction. >>It's very strange, but no matter which way I move it, the cursor >>moves to the right. The vertical axis is OK. If I move the mouse >Sounds like the rollers need cleaning. Just pop out the ball and clean the >"gunk" off the three rollers. If you are a little adventurous you can remove >the two screws and seperate the mouse halves, this makes it easier to give the >rollers a good cleaning. > I've had the same problem with my vertical movement. Sometimes the mouse would only move up, sometimes down. cleaning was of no help. its now working again, after opening-looking inside-and closing several times. but from time to time the mouse-arrow drops about an inch or so on the screen. i've also checked vor viruses-none. I think the cable is worn out. i'll try a new mouse anyway some time. ------- ------------------------------------------------------------- | Steve, Berlin. | MERTENS@DB0TUI11 | (I never said that)