help mouse !

[lesley141]

My optical mouse has stopped working any idea why? No pretty red light and won't do anything :( I've tried unplugging it and giving the connection a good blow ! and tried plugging it into another usb post but no good. I've had to resort to using an old mouse which is driving me mad as it is also k*******d. Suggestions please or have I got to invest in a new mouse.

[Elaine ..Spain]

Silly question - but does it have any batteries?

[lesley141]

I don't think so, I can't see where there would be batteries. It is a bog standard mouse that came with the pc which we only bught last year.

[kelly smith]

My mouse batterys are conceled really well they are under the top the whole thing slides off is it wireless? If not maybey its a loose wire?!?

[lesley141]

No its not wireless !

[littlemoo]

Have you tried rebooting PC, if you haven't done so already ?

I think it may have gone to optical mouse heaven :( and you
need to buy a new one.

Clare

[Cath RJ]

Same thing happened to me last week on 2 month old mouse. BT engineer who came to set up broadband just cleaned the light underneath with a bit of rolled up tissue and it works a treat now.

(Pity he didn't fix BT broadband talk properly when he was here - they want another £50 for him ot come back !!!)

[lesley141]

Have tried rebooting and cleaning, no good. Have to go out later so may pop into Argos and get a new one they seem to be quite cheap these days, might be brave and go for a wireless one.

[kelly smith]

i have a logitech wireles one from pc world it was only about 10 pounds i have had it about 2 years and havent even needed to change the batterys!

[lesley141]

Sorted ! Had to go out earlier and as we were going right past an Argos popped in and got a new mouse, only £7.97 (not wireless). Thanks for your help but as Clare said I think the old one had gone to mouse heaven. Would have expected it to have lasted a bit longer than it did though as we only got the new pc last August, but as it came with the "package" it was probably a basic cheapie and it had had a lot of use.:)

[James]

99p in 99p shop!!!

[Val wish Id never started]

Batteries ???????????