Billsotx Report post Posted January 23, 2007 My mouse is sticking and sometimes runs off the screen, what causes that? This just started a few days ago. I downloaded Ad Aware (because my subscription to Spyware expired) a few days ago and I didn't have this problem before that, could that be the problem? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rat051206 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 My mouse is sticking and sometimes runs off the screen, what causes that? This just started a few days ago. I downloaded Ad Aware (because my subscription to Spyware expired) a few days ago and I didn't have this problem before that, could that be the problem? You may just need to clean off the rollers. Turn you mouse over and take out the ball, there may be some dust stuck on the rollers that the ball sets on. I just scrap them off with a toothpick or something. Rox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whinewine Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Also blow out the inside of the mouse after you've taken out the ball. I use canned air. Ad-aware is an excellent program & wouldn't cause that problem. I use that in conjunction with Spybot, also. Both are free programs. Did you get ad-aware from a third party source, rather than from lavasoft? If so, you may have gotten some nasty spyware bundled with it. When you boot it up, it should say something to the effect: Ad aware SE, 1999-2005 Sweden... In all probability, your mouse needs to be cleaned. See if that helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billsotx Report post Posted January 23, 2007 I think we fixed it. I knew there wasn't a ball there, I should have said it was optical, but I noticed a little bit of lint stuck inside the little port where the little light is - you know the what-ya-call-it. I don't know mouse nomenclature except this one don't have no ball ... lol I did download the ad aware from Lavasoft. I rechecked that. I didn't think it had anything to do with it, just coincidental. I haven't figured out exactly how to set the ad aware up but I've heard good things about it. Right now I've got a bunch of stuff quarantined over there. On my old spyware thing you could white list or black list cookies and it took care of most unwanted and left the regularly visited alone. I assume ad aware is similar to that. Many thanks for y'all taking the time to help me out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whinewine Report post Posted January 23, 2007 The ad-aware is pretty simple to set up once it is installed. The SE version is free (& this is what 99% of people use). Some of the features (like ad-watch) are subscription, but most use the free version. There is a help button that gives a pretty good synopsis of how to use it. About once a week I hit the section "check for updates now" and download updates, if there are any, then hit the 'start' button. another screen will come up & I tend to run the 'perform full system scan' feature. Check that box & hit the 'next' button. It will immediately start to scan. When through, it will show a list of 'critical & non critical things: I check both boxes. I tend to quarantine/delete everything there. I do this at least once a week, and always check for updates. Spybot also catches spyware & spyware cookies that proliferate on the web. Most people use at least both programs, in conjunction with anti-virus programs. When checking for updates, I always connect to the web: spybot, for sure, needs an internet connection to get & download updates. Spybot is also a free program & is highly recommended. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
