Cleaned My Mouse Out Today

[Fran Fan]

My mouse hasn't been working right the last couple weeks as the ball has been getting stuck up in it. Well, I finally broke down and decided to call my computer nerd of a friend to find out what to do. It was easy enough. I just unscrewed that thing that holds the ball in, took the ball out and sprayed it slightly with some WD-40 and went in with a Q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol and cleaned out the wheels inside that make the ball move and viola, it works like new again!

[Cashodeen]

Holy Smokes. Freaky business. The EXACT same thing happened with me. Our situations are almost identical, except mine doesn't include a computer nerd friend. Lol. For a couple weeks my mouse has been haywire, and I kept taking it apart to clean it, but it never was fixed. Last night I finally discovered fuzz wrapped around one of the wheels and after fixing that, I cleaned everything with alcohol again. Then I dropped the ball and lost it, so I had to use my mouse by moving the wheels with my finger. That sucked, so I searched and searched and finally found the ball a few hours ago. So far the mouse is working like a gem.

[MandieR1980]

ugh I remember having a mouse with a ball that thing drove me crazy sometimes it would rarely move, now I have one of those Optical Mice it doesn't have a ball at all and I love it, it even has a scroll wheel on the top.

[TVJunkie101]

Originally posted by MandieR1980
ugh I remember having a mouse with a ball that thing drove me crazy sometimes it would rarely move, now I have one of those Optical Mice it doesn't have a ball at all and I love it, it even has a scroll wheel on the top.

I hated the mouse with a ball, and bought an optical mouse about a year back, and it's fantastic. It works great.

[C Doody]

I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.

[Mijada]

Originally posted by MandieR1980
ugh I remember having a mouse with a ball that thing drove me crazy sometimes it would rarely move, now I have one of those Optical Mice it doesn't have a ball at all and I love it, it even has a scroll wheel on the top.
That's what I have too. It has that red light underneath it. It looks cool in the dark.

[*PinkLady*]

I used to have one with a scroll wheel thing and no ball, then it broke and my uncle gave us a crappy one with a ball. Ugh. Let's just say that I am currently looking for a new mouse.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.
:eek: Worm..:lol:


We have a new mouse that came with our new computer, and its better than the old one. I used to like, slam the old one when it would get stuck. Me and my Dad wanna get the optical ones. They work really good.

[vienna waits]

Originally posted by •Shotz|NYC•

:eek: Worm..:lol:


We have a new mouse that came with our new computer, and its better than the old one. I used to like, slam the old one when it would get stuck. Me and my Dad wanna get the optical ones. They work really good.

you're a mouse slammer too? lol, whenever i get mad i always slam the mouse down. maybe thats why ive had around 4 mice...

[Fran Fan]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.
Mine had a decent amount of 'fuzz' in it but it wasn't what I would consider filthy. I cleaned the wheel off pretty well, which was the problem with it and not the ball.

A worm, though? How in the name of Obi-Wan did a worm get inside your mouse!?

[fr00ti]

mine's all........... grimy. :lol:

[Czas na Zywiec]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.

:barf: Where do you keep your computer, the shed outside? :p

[C Doody]

No. Sometimes my Sister Plays with it in the morning before im up and knocks it on the floor and i have to put it back when i get up.

[*InThisMoment*]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.

:rotflmao: Ouuuuhhh! thats grose! ;)

[*InThisMoment*]

Originally posted by Fran Fan

Mine had a decent amount of 'fuzz' in it but it wasn't what I would consider filthy. I cleaned the wheel off pretty well, which was the problem with it and not the ball.

A worm, though? How in the name of Obi-Wan did a worm get inside your mouse!?

well maybe he got bored...;) i have no idea...but thats weird! :lol:

[ABlairican Pie]

I fed mine a bran muffin and some ex-lax.



;) :lol:

[ABlairican Pie]

Now he's squeaky clean!!:D


:rotflmao:

[*InThisMoment*]

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
Now he's squeaky clean!!:D


:rotflmao:

:lol: LOL!

[Cactus Jack]

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
Now he's squeaky clean!!:D


:rotflmao:


:rotflmao: LOL!:lol:

[Cactus Jack]

Originally posted by Chad Doody
I Had the one with the ball too. I Cleaned it out last year and when i looked inside it was disgusting. Their was a ton of fuzz, Dirt and even a Worm Inside. I Just decided to buy a new one. It has this little Red lazer thing on the bottom instead of the ball.

:rotflmao: LOL

[C Doody]

Originally posted by Istillgotit


:rotflmao: LOL

Ummm Jack, I Wasnt Trying To Be Funny :lol: