Emma, How does it work, if it doesn't have a ball? And this one isn't all that old, maybe 2-3 years...(of course, my definition of "old", may not be the same as what the "mouse" thinks~!!) Thanks, NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENC6@aol.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:mouse problmes Hi Nancy, Sometimes they just wear out and the contacts just don't quite work anymore. You might just need to get a new mouse but if you do get the kind without a ball. They are great and work with lots less trouble. Take care - Emma In a message dated 8/12/2005 6:07:13 PM Central Standard Time, mamat@gvtel.com writes: Hi, My mouse is getting kinda jerky and doesn't want to hit the spot I want it to go! I realize that this usually indicates some gunk inside... But, I just cleaned it about a month ago!! Same symptoms, and there was hardly any gunk in it at all, then. (I can get it apart, but have to wait for husband to come in, so he can put it back together! i can't do it.) Could anything else be causing this extremely annoying behavior? Have I got a bad mouse? It seems to get this way, really often... Grrrr! Thanks, NancyT ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To search the archives for this list go here: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Here are a couple of sites which will explain how an optical mouse works, Nancy: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question631.htm http://www.pantherproducts.co.uk/Articles/Mice/Optical_Mice.shtml Lance -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Tollefson [mailto:mamat@gvtel.com] Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2005 1:13 PM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:mouse problmes Emma, How does it work, if it doesn't have a ball? And this one isn't all that old, maybe 2-3 years...(of course, my definition of "old", may not be the same as what the "mouse" thinks~!!) Thanks, NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENC6@aol.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:mouse problmes Hi Nancy, Sometimes they just wear out and the contacts just don't quite work anymore. You might just need to get a new mouse but if you do get the kind without a ball. They are great and work with lots less trouble. Take care - Emma