Mouse clicking issues, should I change of mouse?

I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
"drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
etc...

Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse and that I
should just throw it away and buy another, or can it be fixed?

CFran wrote:
> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
> holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
> "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
> etc...
>
> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse and that I
> should just throw it away and buy another, or can it be fixed?

Buy a new one.

Q

"CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
news:1127946592.616279.253800@g43g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
> holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
> "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
> etc...
>
> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse and that I
> should just throw it away and buy another, or can it be fixed?

I can repair it at $60 per hour, it might take several hours. ;-)

Michael

On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
wrote:

>I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
>clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
>holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
>"drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
>etc...
>
>Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse

Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
settings but it's most likely the button switch.

> and that I should just throw it away

From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.

>and buy another, or can it be fixed?

Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
you're not.

kony wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> wrote:
>
> >I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> >clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
> >holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
> >"drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
> >etc...
> >
> >Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
>
> Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
> settings but it's most likely the button switch.

No, I tried messing with the driver, I tried with and without the
driver, and it's still the same..

> > and that I should just throw it away
>
> From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
> From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
> fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
> it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
> a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.

lol, oh you know, the american and french consumer POV are not as
different as you seem to think.

> >and buy another, or can it be fixed?
>
> Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
> onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
> compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
> used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
> you're not.

I wouldn't know how to do that (i didnt even know you could change
parts in a mouse, and I don't see how you'd do anyways) and then it's
only a $15 ass mouse, i just guess I won't try to sell this one and buy
a new one for about $30, but that's still $30 from my pocket, that's
why I wanted to make sure the only buying a new mouse could fix my
problem.

kony wrote:
> On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> wrote:
>
>> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
>> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click,
>> while holding the left button, as for dragging something, something
>> it would "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the
>> button, etc...
>>
>> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
>
> Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
> settings but it's most likely the button switch.
>
>> and that I should just throw it away
>

Right, at the price of a wired mouse in France, it is economical to tear
the mouse down and then find, if you can, the exact part that fits into
the exact place in the correct way to repair the mouse.

You need to take some time for yourself, get a bagette, butter, jam and
an extra-large espresso and figure out why the French hate everyone else
for their own mistakes.

Q
> From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
> From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
> fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
> it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
> a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.
>
>> and buy another, or can it be fixed?
>
> Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
> onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
> compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
> used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
> you're not.

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:33:40 -0600, "Quaoar"
<quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote:

>kony wrote:
>> On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
>>> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click,
>>> while holding the left button, as for dragging something, something
>>> it would "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the
>>> button, etc...
>>>
>>> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
>>
>> Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
>> settings but it's most likely the button switch.
>>
>>> and that I should just throw it away
>>
>
>Right, at the price of a wired mouse in France, it is economical to tear
>the mouse down and then find, if you can, the exact part that fits into
>the exact place in the correct way to repair the mouse.

If you're used to doing such things it's not as difficult as
it seems- take a couple screws out, desolder the original
switch, and add a switch to your next online order from an
electronics house. Mouse switches are rather common,
usually one of two types and if someone had an old mouse or
two, odds are they already have a switch then could
cannibalize. Probalby not worth the effort for most, but
last time it took me about 5 minutes, total, as little time
as it would've taken to find another mouse.

CFran wrote:
> kony wrote:
>
>>On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
>>>clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
>>>holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
>>>"drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
>>>etc...
>>>
>>>Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
>>
>>Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
>>settings but it's most likely the button switch.
>
>
> No, I tried messing with the driver, I tried with and without the
> driver, and it's still the same..
>
>
>>>and that I should just throw it away
>>
>>From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
>>From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
>>fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
>>it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
>>a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.
>
>
> lol, oh you know, the american and french consumer POV are not as
> different as you seem to think.
>
>
>>>and buy another, or can it be fixed?
>>
>>Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
>>onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
>>compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
>>used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
>>you're not.
>
>
> I wouldn't know how to do that (i didnt even know you could change
> parts in a mouse, and I don't see how you'd do anyways) and then it's
> only a $15 ass mouse, i just guess I won't try to sell this one and buy
> a new one for about $30, but that's still $30 from my pocket, that's
> why I wanted to make sure the only buying a new mouse could fix my
> problem.

I'm a little startled that anyone would pay anything for an ass mouse.
That seems more like the type of thing you would pay to be rid of.

Back to reality: Borrow a mouse from a friend to be sure that a new
mouse will solve your problem. You most likely have a bad mouse, but
you can test that assumption for free if you don't want to risk your
$30. Good luck.

well i've tested another mouse (an ADB mouse connected throught an
adapter to a USB port, so it only had one button) and it seems to work
right... I'd very surprised if I found out that it's a software
problem!

and anyways, you can sell dead CPU's , dead power supplies and
CD-burners that dont even burn right for between 5 and 20 dollars on
eBay, so why not a fucked up mouse? but i wont even bother with that, i
guess ill just plug it to my old laptop

Grinder wrote:
> CFran wrote:
> > kony wrote:
> >
> >>On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> >>>clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click, while
> >>>holding the left button, as for dragging something, something it would
> >>>"drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the button,
> >>>etc...
> >>>
> >>>Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
> >>
> >>Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
> >>settings but it's most likely the button switch.
> >
> >
> > No, I tried messing with the driver, I tried with and without the
> > driver, and it's still the same..
> >
> >
> >>>and that I should just throw it away
> >>
> >>From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
> >>From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
> >>fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
> >>it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
> >>a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.
> >
> >
> > lol, oh you know, the american and french consumer POV are not as
> > different as you seem to think.
> >
> >
> >>>and buy another, or can it be fixed?
> >>
> >>Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
> >>onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
> >>compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
> >>used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
> >>you're not.
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't know how to do that (i didnt even know you could change
> > parts in a mouse, and I don't see how you'd do anyways) and then it's
> > only a $15 ass mouse, i just guess I won't try to sell this one and buy
> > a new one for about $30, but that's still $30 from my pocket, that's
> > why I wanted to make sure the only buying a new mouse could fix my
> > problem.
>
> I'm a little startled that anyone would pay anything for an ass mouse.
> That seems more like the type of thing you would pay to be rid of.
>
> Back to reality: Borrow a mouse from a friend to be sure that a new
> mouse will solve your problem. You most likely have a bad mouse, but
> you can test that assumption for free if you don't want to risk your
> $30. Good luck.

hahaha, you see, mouses ain't even that expensive, maybe because the US
dollar got so low compared to the euro that it advantages us baguette
eaters when we buy some american shit.


Quaoar wrote:
> kony wrote:
> > On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> >> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click,
> >> while holding the left button, as for dragging something, something
> >> it would "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the
> >> button, etc...
> >>
> >> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
> >
> > Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
> > settings but it's most likely the button switch.
> >
> >> and that I should just throw it away
> >
>
> Right, at the price of a wired mouse in France, it is economical to tear
> the mouse down and then find, if you can, the exact part that fits into
> the exact place in the correct way to repair the mouse.
>
> You need to take some time for yourself, get a bagette, butter, jam and
> an extra-large espresso and figure out why the French hate everyone else
> for their own mistakes.
>
> Q
> > From a typical american consumer point of view, yes do that.
> > From a french point of view, I don't know? It is easy to
> > fix on some mice but if you haven't the experience in fixing
> > it yourself nor an inclination to buy parts besides any for
> > a mouse then it's not cost or time effective.
> >
> >> and buy another, or can it be fixed?
> >
> > Yes it could be fixed, there's a small microswitch soldered
> > onto the circuit board, usually, so you would simply find a
> > compatible switch online and swap it... easy to do if you're
> > used to doing such things, but more time than it's worth if
> > you're not.

no damn screws on my mouse, some logitech mouse, go figure... besides
tearing the buttons off, I don't see how I could do anything like that.

btw, the right and left button both act in the same weird way... maybe
the switch is not the problem.....

kony wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:33:40 -0600, "Quaoar"
> <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote:
>
> >kony wrote:
> >> On 28 Sep 2005 15:29:52 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've had for quite awhile now issues with my mouse buttons : when
> >>> clicking once, it would act as if i double, even trippled click,
> >>> while holding the left button, as for dragging something, something
> >>> it would "drop", as if I had quickly released and pressed again the
> >>> button, etc...
> >>>
> >>> Does it mean that there's something wrong with my mouse
> >>
> >> Most likely, yes. You could fiddle with the driver
> >> settings but it's most likely the button switch.
> >>
> >>> and that I should just throw it away
> >>
> >
> >Right, at the price of a wired mouse in France, it is economical to tear
> >the mouse down and then find, if you can, the exact part that fits into
> >the exact place in the correct way to repair the mouse.
>
> If you're used to doing such things it's not as difficult as
> it seems- take a couple screws out, desolder the original
> switch, and add a switch to your next online order from an
> electronics house. Mouse switches are rather common,
> usually one of two types and if someone had an old mouse or
> two, odds are they already have a switch then could
> cannibalize. Probalby not worth the effort for most, but
> last time it took me about 5 minutes, total, as little time
> as it would've taken to find another mouse.

On 30 Sep 2005 07:37:28 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr> wrote:

>hahaha, you see, mouses ain't even that expensive, maybe because the US
>dollar got so low compared to the euro that it advantages us baguette
>eaters when we buy some american shit.

Isn't Logitech headquartered in Switzerland?

On 30 Sep 2005 07:40:44 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
wrote:

>no damn screws on my mouse, some logitech mouse, go figure... besides
>tearing the buttons off, I don't see how I could do anything like that.

Most logitech (all?) I've seen do use screws but they may be
hidden under the feet or a label, maybe in battery
compartment too if a cordless model.


>
>btw, the right and left button both act in the same weird way... maybe
>the switch is not the problem.....

Maybe not... intermittent cable (broken wire inside) is
another semi-common potential fault that could cause it.

On 30 Sep 2005 07:37:28 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
wrote:

>hahaha, you see, mouses ain't even that expensive, maybe because the US
>dollar got so low compared to the euro that it advantages us baguette
>eaters when we buy some american shit.

Depends on the mouse, some are easily over $30, or more for
the fancy new cordless and laser models. Certainly it's not
worth repairing an $8 mouse.

J. Eric Durbin wrote:
> On 30 Sep 2005 07:37:28 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr> wrote:
>
> >hahaha, you see, mouses ain't even that expensive, maybe because the US
> >dollar got so low compared to the euro that it advantages us baguette
> >eaters when we buy some american shit.
>
> Isn't Logitech headquartered in Switzerland?

oh... well still works, if your american it's gonna be more expensive
to buy a swiss product because of the low value of the dollar :).

kony wrote:
> On 30 Sep 2005 07:40:44 -0700, "CFran" <Michel0528@yahoo.fr>
> wrote:
>
> >no damn screws on my mouse, some logitech mouse, go figure... besides
> >tearing the buttons off, I don't see how I could do anything like that.
>
> Most logitech (all?) I've seen do use screws but they may be
> hidden under the feet or a label, maybe in battery
> compartment too if a cordless model.

oh, you're right, there's one screw hidden under the label. I won't
even bother with taking the label off..

>
>
> >
> >btw, the right and left button both act in the same weird way... maybe
> >the switch is not the problem.....
>
> Maybe not... intermittent cable (broken wire inside) is
> another semi-common potential fault that could cause it.

one more reason for not fixin it, i wouldn't know what i'd have to
fix...