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If Steve's suggestion doesn't work check to see if it is mouse mating
season. They get a little weird during that time.
Ron D.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen R. Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 22:04
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Just wondering - Virus like activity


In a message dated 02/09/2000 8:28:37 PM Central Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> I have been noticing as of late that the mice on several of my CAD systems
>  have been acting 'funny'.
>
>  It appears that during :#7 minute (07,17 etc) of each hour (only if
>  mouse-ing at that time) the left button appears to stick down.  This is
>  definitely not a mechanical issue as several systems with different makes
of
>  mice have repeated this problem.
>  This is not malicious 'virus', unless the mouse happens to be over the
>  delete, undo, or other unwanted command when this occurs.
>
>  I have tried Mcfee & Norton Antivirus - no virus detected.
>
>
>  Has anyone else seen anything like this?
>
>  Joe Duclos

Hi Joe!

Don't think that there's any hacker stuff out there yet that will screw with
your mouse (but then again I don't want to underestimate the creativity of
these guys).

More likley, you may need to stoop to the level to clean your mouse balls
(and rollers)...hehehe. I'm saying that (knowing that it sounds perverted),
but is true. When was the last time that anybody has cleaned their mouse
balls?

When the ball picks up junk, and the rollers inside get junked-up that are
transmiting the movement of the ball in your mouse, things will get
weird....and it can be where on one axis movement things are funny, and the
other axis it's okay. That usually tells me that the mouse needs a good
bath.
I clean my mouse ball in alcohol and then take a q-tip and clean the rollers
inside the mouse (making sure that I clean the whole roller
circumference)....usually after that, my mouse is dead-on...balls that are
cared for work better...(get your mind outta the gutter!!!)

-Steve Gregory-

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