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glinda

(14,807 posts)
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 08:52 PM Mar 2014

My wireless Apple mouse has ghosts

because it is now very touchy and will page forward or back or just be nutso in general. My settings are okay I think so what does these mean and can I fix it?

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My wireless Apple mouse has ghosts (Original Post) glinda Mar 2014 OP
Turn it off NV Whino Mar 2014 #1
I had three wired Apple mice that did that. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #2
That's what I use with my MacBookPro. Hissyspit Mar 2014 #4
You can try cleaning the little ball. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #3
I had a great pyre that loved chewing on my mouse. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2014 #6
sounds like time to clean it Sherman A1 Mar 2014 #5
Thanks! I will try them all except feeding it to my dogs! glinda Mar 2014 #7
I use a tiny little wired Microsoft notebook optical mouse arikara Mar 2014 #8

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
1. Turn it off
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 09:30 PM
Mar 2014

Take the batteries out, wait 30 seconds or so, reassemble, reconnect and see it that makes a difference.

That's all I got.

 

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)
2. I had three wired Apple mice that did that.
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 09:52 PM
Mar 2014

That's when I realized I didn't need Apple.

I bought a Logitech wireless mouse and have had no problems.

 

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)
3. You can try cleaning the little ball.
Wed Mar 26, 2014, 11:24 PM
Mar 2014

That seems to be where the problem is. That used to work, for a while anyway.

My mice would short out. You could actually hear it crackle when it was plugged in.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
6. I had a great pyre that loved chewing on my mouse.
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 01:19 PM
Mar 2014

I cannot recall how many I had to replace. That, and TV remotes.
My new dog prefers a different type of mouse, the one that squeaks. She thinks catching them and leaving them on my lap is a show of love.

arikara

(5,562 posts)
8. I use a tiny little wired Microsoft notebook optical mouse
Fri Mar 28, 2014, 11:45 PM
Mar 2014

they last for years. I had to buy my 2nd one off ebay because they don't sell them locally anymore. Best thing Microsoft ever put out.

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