How do you clean your mouse, I don't have a mouse pad, any suggestions till I get one?
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Look on the bottom of your mouse where the ball is. Rotate the little disk that is holding the ball in with a coin. It will drop out & so will the ball. Clean them both with soap & water, & with a toothpick reach inside the mouse & pick all the lint out of the rollers & shafts. Re-assemble.
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Check these: \n\nIf you are using trackball or Mouse (with rubber or metal ball) - clean the ball and the rollers that comes in contact with the ball.\n\nIf you are using an optical mouse, make sure you don't use red mouse pads. Although mouse pads with design are okay, using an all-black pad is the best.\n\nIf you are using a wireless mouse, check the batteries.\n\nIf all the above is okay and your mouse still freezes, check if you have the appropriate driver installed for your mouse. Try to isolate the problem. Use the mouse on another computer, if it works it might be a driver problem if it does not work on other computer, then it it the mouse itself. Replace it with a new one.\n\nNote: There are mouse models that are not compatible with Windows. Make sure that the mouse or any peripheral for that matter has a "windows xp compatible" note before buying.
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There are commercial kits available, but a can of compressed air, a lint-free cloth or wipes, mild dishwashing liquid, and a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush are all you really need for a basic cleaning. \nAfter turning off your computer and unplugging your keyboard, gently shake the keyboard upside down over some newspaper to dislodge loose crumbs and particles. \nUse the can of compressed air to blow a stream of air between the keys. \nDampen a lint-free cloth with a diluted solution of dishwashing liquid and water to wipe down the keys. \nUse the vacuum cleaner brush attachment to suck away any remaining dirt or debris. <br />\nIf you have a membrane-type keyboard (it doesn't have a spring under each key) and the keys are truly grungy, you can remove the keys with a small screwdriver and use cotton swabs and 90% isopropyl alcohol to get it sparkling clean. If you are still feeling industrious, next you can tackle cleaning your mouse. \nOf course, if cleaning your keyboard seems a truly undesirable task, you can always buy a new one for around $20.
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DO NOT USE A RAG AND SOAP OR EVEN JUST WATER...it will streak forever ....they make cleaning pads things for them....u can get like 80 for 5 bucks...they are made for laptops and tvs and stuff...:)
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you need to take the mouse ball out clean it with rubbing alcohol.and clean all the inside connection on the mouse were the ball make contact.
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IF IT IS A WIRELESS MOUSE THEN THE BATTERY MAY BE GETTING WEAK, IF TI IS A BALL MOUSE THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO CLEAN THE ROLLERS AND THE BALL WITH RUBBING ALCHOL HOPE THIS HELPS LET ME KNOW   YNS
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Try using a computer running ms windows or any other graphical operating system without a mouse, and you will know how important the computer mouse is.
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If you have an old mouse (one with a ball in the middle of the bottom) then you have dirty balls and rollers.  <snicker>  You take off that cover around the ball and clean the ball and the rollers.  \n\nIf you have an optical mouse (red light on bottom) then you're probably running the mouse on a reflective surface, like a mirror, glass top, etc etc.
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take the ball out of the bottom of the mouse and clean the runners, they get crap stuck round them. just scrape it with your finger nail and blow it out.
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Sounds like you should get a new mouse.
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If you have a monitor connected to your computer - which most people will else it is kind of hard to find out what's going on - then you'll know grease and dirt are all too easy to get on the screen.\n\nSo what can be done about it? Well, use a lint free cloth that is very slightly dampened with water (note not wet)\n\nThe problem is that many cleaners will actually damage the monitor and make it worse, so therefore always keep cleaning very soft and simple with a monitor.
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Hey pal,\n\nIts better to keep your keyboard clean ;).\n\nCiao,
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First, turn the keyboard over and tap it to get any loose dirt, etc, out of it.  Then, using a Q-tip and some cleaner like Fantastic, clean between and around all the keys. and dry it before turning the comp back on.  If this doesn't work, you'd better invest the $10-20 in a new keyboard.
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to clean it like the day you got it.you will lose all you have in the computer.shut off pc.on restart hold down ctrl  and alt keys.while holding down start clicking F12 key.this has to be done before computer starts.when you get to the menu scroll down to item 4 IDE-CD ROM DEVICE enter follow directions and your on your way to a clear pc.youll have to reload everything such as printers anything you added after you got pc.good luck .i've done it twice already,
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That depends on your mouse. If you still have one of those with the balls, then the mouse pad is good so that little ball doesn't get as dirty. Noticed, I said "not as dirty" because it sitll gets fuzzys in there. \nIf you have an optical mouse, you don't really need a mouse pad. I have an optical and have never used a pad for it. It has been working for a few years and never had a problem with it.
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the question is, optical or manual?\n\noptical-has that red light\nmanual-usually a scroll ball\n\nmanual\n-i suggest you clean all the gunk under their by the scrollball by turning the mouse over, opening the scrollball and wiping off the stuff.\n\noptical\ni recommend you plugging it in another port.\n\notherwise:\njust buy a new mouse
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take it apart from underneath, by twisting the ring around the ball opening...\nclean the ball wit alcohol, and then use tweezers to pull any lint and or hair from the rollers inside, blow inside to get dust and link out of it...\nput it together and see f it works.\nif it does not, get a new one at one of the computer stores.they do not cost to much,\nand t will stop any problems caused by the frustration from the messed up mouse..\n\ngood luck\nsmile