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Microsoft Mouse is not responding properly.

Dec 30, 2009 7:04PM PST

My standard microsoft mouse has recently stopped responding on occasion when I click on the buttons and it is only when i click really hard that I get a response (and by that I mean that i have to hit it as opposed to applying pressure to the buttons) The scroll button however is still fully functional.

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Sounds like a bad mouse
Dec 30, 2009 7:09PM PST

Since it responds with increased pressure, some switch is worn out. This happens and mice are cheap.

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is there any way of fixing it?
Dec 30, 2009 8:08PM PST

is there any way of fixing it?

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Maybe and maybe not
Dec 30, 2009 9:04PM PST

If it needs new parts, you're pretty much sunk. I've seen some that have have housings that just snap together in places and they will get locking tabs dislodged. I don't have your mouse in front of me so cannot tell if that's whats happened but sometimes it's just the housing causing the switch to not be activated easily.

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I have a friend that
Dec 31, 2009 11:49AM PST

Has fixed theirs. But they are "a good tech" with solder skills and has collected dozens of dead mice. He would get out the VOM to see if the button switches were dead and swap in others from other mice. He also would clean and do other mods like this -> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=MAKE+A+QUIET+MOUSE&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g3g-m7

Not that this fixes yours but YES it is possible to fix mice. I'm unsure if it's a good idea as those that can, do and those that can't, don't.
Bob