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Posted: 6/17/2013 10:32:58 PM EDT

History shows that kids were dicking around on this computer today... Not a big deal...

BUT...

Now the 'scroll knob' on the mouse is not doing it's thing; scrolling the page up and down. How do I fix this?

Thanks.

Posted: 6/17/2013 11:03:11 PM EDT

[#1]

control panel
hardwear and sound
Look under devices and printers for mouse
mess with settings

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:20:42 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

control panel

hardwear and sound

Look under devices and printers for mouse

mess with settings

negative

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:22:19 AM EDT

[#3]

Turn computer off. Turn back on.

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:23:22 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Turn computer off. Turn back on.

have you ensured that the mouse is plugged in?

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:30:32 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Turn computer off. Turn back on.

Attempted; this failed to accomplish desired goal.

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:32:43 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Turn computer off. Turn back on.

have you ensured that the mouse is plugged in?

mouse works perfectly except for the wheel scroll. When the wheel is depressed, those functions also work until disengaged.

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:32:59 AM EDT

[#7]

Are you sure it doesn't just need to be cleaned out? I took mine apart yesterday because the scroll wheel stopped working. Turned out there was a bunch of lint built up in the wheel gizmo that was messing things up. Cleaned it out and now it works fine.

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:33:26 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Turn computer off. Turn back on.

have you ensured that the mouse is plugged in?

mouse works perfectly except for the wheel scroll. When the wheel is depressed, those functions also work until disengaged.

do you have another mouse you could swap in to see if the problem persists?

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:35:27 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Turn computer off. Turn back on.

have you ensured that the mouse is plugged in?

mouse works perfectly except for the wheel scroll. When the wheel is depressed, those functions also work until disengaged.

do you have another mouse you could swap in to see if the problem persists?

No, but I am going to wollyworld soon, I am going to get one....

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:36:46 AM EDT

[#10]

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No, but I am going to wollyworld soon, I am going to get one....

good deal, that way you'll know if it's the mouse or a setting that you need to change at least.

Posted: 6/18/2013 7:41:23 AM EDT

[#11]

It's probably child slime gumming up the works.

Posted: 6/18/2013 8:00:10 AM EDT

[#12]

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It's probably child slime gumming up the works.

That works on 2 levels,

and the 'child slime' did not get there from Dad....

Must have been the kids. (srsly)

Posted: 6/18/2013 8:03:52 AM EDT

[#13]

At the top of your keyboard to the right of the F12 key are 3 special keys , the center one is the scroll lock try pressing that.

Posted: 6/18/2013 8:05:56 AM EDT

[#14]

With the optical mice that are standard now, that scroll wheel's the first thing to gum up and die on ya.

It's probably full of schmutz and can be easily degunked and reassembled by anyone with a modicum of experience with such things as legos or erector sets.

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