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aardvaak
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When I scroll down using my mouse wheel the curser keeps trying to travel up.

Can some please tell what is wrong and how to correct it?
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  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Is it a ball or optical mouse? If its a ball, the ball/rollers inside may need a good clean.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    If not, then it's new mouse time. And make sure it's an optical one.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    edited 24 July 2013 at 11:00AM
    pogofish wrote: »
    Is it a ball or optical mouse? If its a ball, the ball/rollers inside may need a good clean.

    Wireless optical mouse
  • Graystreet
    Graystreet Posts: 87 Forumite
    The first thing I'd try is replacing the batteries, if you don't have replacements at least take the existing ones out and put them back in again, that will reset the mouse.

    Secondly, does it scroll down if you try to scroll up? If it does, you don't mention the make of the mouse, but presumably you got some software with it. Check in that and make sure the wheel settings haven't been changed to make it scroll in the opposite direction.
  • aardvaak
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    Graystreet wrote: »
    The first thing I'd try is replacing the batteries, if you don't have replacements at least take the existing ones out and put them back in again, that will reset the mouse.

    Secondly, does it scroll down if you try to scroll up? If it does, you don't mention the make of the mouse, but presumably you got some software with it. Check in that and make sure the wheel settings haven't been changed to make it scroll in the opposite direction.

    I have change the battery - it is a Tesco Mouse and if you keep scrolling down it goes up at first but eventually scrolls down in a jerky way.
  • Graystreet
    Graystreet Posts: 87 Forumite
    aardvaak wrote: »
    I have change the battery - it is a Tesco Mouse and if you keep scrolling down it goes up at first but eventually scrolls down in a jerky way.

    It does sound like a faulty mouse. There isn't much you can do to fix it unfortunately.

    Is it under guarantee still?
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    Graystreet wrote: »
    It does sound like a faulty mouse. There isn't much you can do to fix it unfortunately.

    Is it under guarantee still?

    Thank you I think it might - I'll have a look - I think it was only about £5-6
  • macman
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    I have change the battery - it is a Tesco Mouse and if you keep scrolling down it goes up at first but eventually scrolls down in a jerky way.

    That explains it then.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Not leaning on your touch pad then?
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • murphydavid
    murphydavid Posts: 834 Forumite
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    I had a very similar problem with my optical (not wireless mouse). Bought a new one from Amazon for £2.50 + free postage. Problem gone.
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