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wheel mouse windows 98

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by nikki2000

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my mouse will take off on it's on and run up or down the pc screen I have no controle over it ... after a second or two I can use it again but it is subject to take off on its on again any time .... I have no problem with the sideways motion ..... help please.

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by thechas

This sometimes happens when dust gets onto the little wheels inside the mouse that run the encoders.

Remove the Ball, and perform a thorough cleaning.

If this is an optical mouse, there may be IR in the area that is confusing the mouse sensors.

A TV remote is one source of IR

Next, this could be a looming PS/2 port problem.
If the mouse has ever been un-plugged, or plugged in with power on, the PS/2 port can be damaged.

Chas

by nikki2000

The mouse had been unplugged and plugged back in with the power on is there any way to repair the PS/2 port short of replaceing the motherboard or can I work around this port?

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