Vista Registry and Microsoft Optical Mouse

I have a Microsoft optical mouse. It's a couple of years old and I'm
trying to determine whether it's faulty or not.

The problem seems to be with the scroll wheel. When on a webpage and
using the wheel to scroll, often the page will continue to scroll (only
another 50 or so pixels) after I've released the mouse. It seems to be
at least a full second or two after I've finished scrolling, let go of
the mouse then the page continues to scroll (only by one
increment/decrement). It doesn't seem to be the wheel clicking into
place either, as I first thought.

I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this and/or
whether it could be a registry setting or something else causing this.
Otherwise, it's a hardware issue.

Thanks for any advice/assistance.
Steve.


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Kratosaurus

Kratosaurus wrote:

>
> I have a Microsoft optical mouse. It's a couple of years old and I'm
> trying to determine whether it's faulty or not.
>
> The problem seems to be with the scroll wheel. When on a webpage and
> using the wheel to scroll, often the page will continue to scroll (only
> another 50 or so pixels) after I've released the mouse. It seems to be
> at least a full second or two after I've finished scrolling, let go of
> the mouse then the page continues to scroll (only by one
> increment/decrement). It doesn't seem to be the wheel clicking into
> place either, as I first thought.
>
> I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this and/or
> whether it could be a registry setting or something else causing this.
> Otherwise, it's a hardware issue.

1. Try a different mouse on the computer. If the problem goes away, it was
the other mouse. Replace it.

2. If the problem doesn't go away, update your video card drivers.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Thanks Malke - I think that first suggestion is a possibility

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Kratosaurus

It happens with my MS optical track ball as well. Nothing new.

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> I have a Microsoft optical mouse. It's a couple of years old and I'm
> trying to determine whether it's faulty or not.
>
> The problem seems to be with the scroll wheel. When on a webpage and
> using the wheel to scroll, often the page will continue to scroll (only
> another 50 or so pixels) after I've released the mouse. It seems to be
> at least a full second or two after I've finished scrolling, let go of
> the mouse then the page continues to scroll (only by one
> increment/decrement). It doesn't seem to be the wheel clicking into
> place either, as I first thought.
>
> I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this and/or
> whether it could be a registry setting or something else causing this.
> Otherwise, it's a hardware issue.
>
> Thanks for any advice/assistance.
> Steve.
>
>
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> Kratosaurus

Here's what Kratosaurus wrote on 8/20/09:
> I have a Microsoft optical mouse. It's a couple of years old and I'm
> trying to determine whether it's faulty or not.

> The problem seems to be with the scroll wheel. When on a webpage and
> using the wheel to scroll, often the page will continue to scroll (only
> another 50 or so pixels) after I've released the mouse. It seems to be
> at least a full second or two after I've finished scrolling, let go of
> the mouse then the page continues to scroll (only by one
> increment/decrement). It doesn't seem to be the wheel clicking into
> place either, as I first thought.

> I'm trying to find out if anyone else has experienced this and/or
> whether it could be a registry setting or something else causing this.
> Otherwise, it's a hardware issue.

> Thanks for any advice/assistance.
> Steve.

It happens to me too, and unlike you and Chuck I don't have a Microsoft
mouse.

I suspect that I accidentally hit something: the control key, or the
mouse center button (i.e., I accidentally click the wheel as well as
rotating it), or whatever...

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