On Saturday 29 January 2005 20:40, Doug McGarrett wrote:
When you open the device, you will find lint on the little rubber rollers that contact the ball. What you need to do is to scrape the lint off, using the edge of a knife blade.
The best solution is switch to an optical mouse. I often see them for anywhere from $5 to $15 at such sources as http://www.isellsurplus.com For cleaning a mechanical mouse try a "cleaning ball." It is a ball with scrubbers and a special velcro-like pad. Apply some alcohol to the ball, put it into the mouse, then move the mouse around on the pad which grips the ball and makes it scrub the mouse rollers. These cleaning balls sell for around $10-$15. http://www.cheap-software-online.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CSO&Product_Code=30246 Bryan ******************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional KDE 3.1.1 KMail 1.5.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ********************************************************