Misbehaving Mouse

Torplexed · 06-12-11, 08:25 AM

Not a major issue but darn annoying. My mouse has recently become rabid. And I've noticed that sometimes when I click once, the computer performs as if I had double clicked.

I can't highlight words. I click and drag the sentence I want to copy and when I release my mouse the sentence doesn't remain highlighted or only partially highlighted.

When I click on the back button to Firefox it takes me 2 pages back. Not the previous page but the previous previous page. If I click for one emoticon I get two. It's causing a host of minor problems in other programs as well.

Is this a mouse driver problem or should I just retire this rebellious rodent?

Gerald · 06-12-11, 08:34 AM

Have you looked under the settings for the mouse, if something become, "wrong"

Dowly · 06-12-11, 08:43 AM

Check the settings:

If that's all good, then it might be there is something wrong physically.

Torplexed · 06-12-11, 08:55 AM

Thanks guys.

Okay. Just tried adjusting the settings. No change. Tried it in another USB port . No change.

Wish I could find my old mouse. That would isolate the problem pretty quickly.

Onkel Neal · 06-12-11, 09:16 AM

Did you clean the ball under the mouse?

stoppro · 06-12-11, 09:20 AM

they still make mice with balls?

NeonSamurai · 06-12-11, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by stoppro

they still make mice with balls?

no comment

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver if it has a custom driver, or try the mouse on another computer. Also is it doing that only on one button? you could try swapping the mouse buttons and see if it does the same with the right mouse button.

Off hand though I would say it is probably a hardware issue

Torplexed · 06-12-11, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver if it has a custom driver, or try the mouse on another computer. Also is it doing that only on one button? you could try swapping the mouse buttons and see if it does the same with the right mouse button.

The performance is as poor with either button. I don't currently have another computer to try it on. I think I'm gonna just deep six it before it drives me crazy as it's realy gettin buggy now.

Jan Kyster · 06-12-11, 10:15 AM

Got myself a Razer DeathAdder.

The higher dpi completely cured the mouselag I was experiencing in SH4...

NeonSamurai · 06-12-11, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

The performance is as poor with either button. I don't currently have another computer to try it on. I think I'm gonna just deep six it before it drives me crazy as it's realy gettin buggy now.

Hmm well if you are getting the same effect on either button (but only when switching the button functions), that suggests a driver or possibly an OS issue. A new mouse may or may not fix the problem.

danasan · 06-12-11, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stoppro

they still make mice with balls?

Nature does...

I think those mice have gone with the PS/2 connectors.

Torplexed · 06-12-11, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Did you clean the ball under the mouse?

It's an optical mouse. I'd probably need an open serial port if I could find my old circa 1990s ball mouse.

Maybe it's time to buy a new mouse. Any suggestions or are they all pretty generic?

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoppro

they still make mice with balls?

Just the male variety.

Gerald · 06-12-11, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed

It's an optical mouse. I'd probably need an open serial port if I could find my old circa 1990s ball mouse.

Maybe it's time to buy a new mouse. Any suggestions or are they all pretty generic?

Just the male variety.

But then you know that your computer must be turned off, when you insert it, if you want to use a PS/2 muse,

06-12-11, 08:25 AM	#1
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Misbehaving Mouse Not a major issue but darn annoying. My mouse has recently become rabid. And I've noticed that sometimes when I click once, the computer performs as if I had double clicked. I can't highlight words. I click and drag the sentence I want to copy and when I release my mouse the sentence doesn't remain highlighted or only partially highlighted. When I click on the back button to Firefox it takes me 2 pages back. Not the previous page but the previous previous page. If I click for one emoticon I get two. It's causing a host of minor problems in other programs as well. Is this a mouse driver problem or should I just retire this rebellious rodent? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

06-12-11, 08:34 AM	#2
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06-12-11, 08:55 AM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. Okay. Just tried adjusting the settings. No change. Tried it in another USB port . No change. Wish I could find my old mouse. That would isolate the problem pretty quickly. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Check the settings: If that's all good, then it might be there is something wrong physically.

06-12-11, 10:15 AM	#9
Jan Kyster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,151 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Got myself a Razer DeathAdder. The higher dpi completely cured the mouselag I was experiencing in SH4...