Comments on: Mighty Mouse Problems

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:04:45 +0000

where to get anti static mouse pads????? i found one but it has tricloban which is hazardous to health and environment.

By: TomS

TomS — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:06:03 +0000

Thanks. That fixed my problem of unpredictable right-click behavior.

By: Kit

Kit — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:48:09 +0000

If anyone knows how to repair the laser or give some suggestions to help get it functioning without dealing with apple that would great.

By: Kit

Kit — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:44:49 +0000

The laser has stopped working on my MM. I bought it at christmas 08′ and now i can’t move the pointer. Its only four months old. All the clicks are functional and are great to use when it’s working. Every piece of apple equipment that we have owned has failed at some point. First the ipod, then the macbook (4 times burnt hard drive my boyfriends 3 and mine once) and now the mouse. I love apple and i like the innovation. I try to not let it bother me but it does. How can you continue supporting a company that is in many ways unreliable???

By: Cannabear

Cannabear — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:42:02 +0000

This mouse is horrible. I bought my first Mac less than three months ago, and the included wired MM is thoroughly haunted. At first it had difficulty distinguishing between right clicks and left clicks. Then the scroll ball completely failed. Then it developed an intermittent problem where it wouldn’t register left clicks. I am now about to go buy a new pointing device because this latest issue is intolerable: for the past day the mouse now frequently thinks it is left clicked when it isn’t. I’ve been unintentionally dragging selection boxes all over the place, and in working with text I’ve been moving paragraphs all over the place. I like the mac, I hate the mouse.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:25:20 +0000

After a year’s use, I’ve finally smashed that damned wireless mighty mouse to the floor!
Although it seemed to work properly at first, pretty soon the non-responsive right click problem started to occur. The last few months had been absolutely horrific: having to click multiple times to get the right click right, just hoping the thing would respond. This is not something you want from a device that’s basically an extension of your body. Never had any problems with any mouse every before, but this just feels like you’re physically disabled. Somehow I never had the problem with the wired version. But both versions also suffer from a scrollbar problem: sometimes it only wants to scroll up.
Apple: it’s time for a nextgen mighty mouse NOW.

By: Terri

Terri — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:17:16 +0000

Just bought the Mighty Mouse. Absolutely HATE IT. I could probably put up with the fact that I am constantly triggering the wrong side with my finger touch, maybe. But, this endless annoying clicking, is driving me crazy. This mouse opens everything on its own. I don’t even have to be touching the mouse and just hover over the it with my hand and it clicks excessively. Apple needs to fix this mouse (seriously). I just bought a new mouse after only having this one for a couple of days.

By: ME

ME — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:29:05 +0000

Just blow into it! Works a treat and its free!

By: Marlous

Marlous — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:21:23 +0000

Boys & Girls,

I’ve been using a wireless mighty mouse for quite a while now, never had problems until last night; all of a sudden it does not scroll up anymore, only down… It used to scroll 360 degrees.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marlous

By: Jack Grimes

Jack Grimes — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:01:13 +0000

I have discovered that my mighty mouse needs routine maintenance…

Every several months, it stops scrolling UP. I think this is due to “fuzz” accumulating on the trackball sensors inside. My solution is to fire up my air compressor and blow air into the top where the trackball is while rolling the ball at the same time. This process takes less than a minute. I have done this twice now, and it seems to fix the problem for many months. Don’t know how many times this will work until I need to replace the mouse.

By: Tom Harrer

Tom Harrer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:10:56 +0000

To all that are having a problem with side buttons being activated accidentally… I solved this by cutting little little bits of thin foam with scissors. You can pry each side button slightly more open with your fingernail (but be careful not to pull too hard as it just plastic). This allows you to insert those little bits of foam into the mechanism (tweezers might help here). I managed to get the size exactly right the first time and now the pressure required to activate the side buttons is just right.

By: Ricster

Ricster — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:27:36 +0000

I also experienced the dreaded scroll up and not down syndrome with my Apple Mighty Mouse. I first used the cleaning procedure from the Apple website with limited success. I then found another post somewhere that shows picture of a Mighty Mouse autopsy that requires super glue on reassembly. Not wanting to void my warranty, I finally took my Craftsman Heavy Duty, 300 MPH ShopVac/Blower and blasted the little critter. Much to my surprise it works like new now. I also keep a container of hand wipes next to my computer and use them prior to touching the keyboard or mouse. And I wash my hands a lot more now prior to using it. Now if I can convince my girlfriend to do the same.

By: german@tahoe

german@tahoe — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:34:14 +0000

Scroll ball dirt?
check on shirster pictures were the dirt get stuck or stick, then… if you get a needle (in the tiny gap) between the rubber ball and the plastic cover, and using the sides of the needle( not the tip ), you should be able to unstick the dirt all around the hole.
So, insert GENTLY the needle in the gap ( like 1/8 deep in) diagonaly, never vertical , like stiring around the ball.
It’s faster and you don’t need to blow!!!
..or unplug the mouse neither,
…nor even open it!!!!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:10:32 +0000

I came cursing the no-scroll-down on my cordless MM – like many others it seems. Cursing twice as hard as most, though, because the nearest Mac dealer is several thousand miles from where I live in East Africa. Necessity being the mother of invention, however, I can tell you that rolling the track ball round and round with a finger wrapped in sticky tape seems to have cleaned it and solved the scrolling problem.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:11:37 +0000

Hi,

There are solutions to enable the back or forward button on the Mighty Mouse :

see

Cheers,

By: russell Jones

russell Jones — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:53:12 +0000

Like most of you, I’ve had trouble with the scroll ball too. I don’t have any alcohol so I squirted a tiny bit of silicone spray on it and gave it a work out. Well you should have seen how much gunk came out! It worked erratically for a few minutes until the silicone spray had dried properly but now it feels brand new. This problem was really giving me the s**ts but this has really solved it properly without doing any damage.

By: kc

kc — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:53:26 +0000

Regarding the ’skittering’ problem:
Clean the mouse pad (with a normal cloth). It solved the issue for me. And I have a textured pad with lots of colors!
Otherwise, I love the mouse, have it for about a month now and I’m loving it. The right click problem can be solved by lifting the finger from the left button and clicking on the right. I have no problems with that.
The only thing that REALLY bothers me is dragging when you run out of mouse pad – you have to lift the mouse keeping the button pressed (you know the drill… That is difficult to do on the mighty mouse and my only gripe.

By: MC

MC — Wed, 16 May 2007 02:28:34 +0000

My Mighty Mouse does not scroll up in any application, including Apple’s own Safari. I will have to return the mouse and get a new one at the crazy Apple Store. I do love Apple and will never go back to any PC. I run a Mac Mini at home and a MacBook at work. Love Apple ditch the PC. I can’t wait to install Leopard.

By: David C

David C — Wed, 09 May 2007 06:01:19 +0000

I found out the problem- poor grounding. This explains why the MM works on my Macbook when it’s a/ not plugged in or b/when it’s not using the three pronge extension adapter. There are a couple ways to get past this.

1. Fix the outlet in question. In my case, my fiance’s home is older than mine and obviously the builder didn’t wire any of the 2nd floor outlets with a proper ground connection.

2. Get a cheap adapter that the three pronge plug fits into. this removes the ground and hence the eratic MM behavior.

3, Buy an anti-static mouse pad that discharges the static that you the user are conducting which is explains why the MM will launch expose even when you simply wave your hands above the MM.

By: David C

David C — Wed, 09 May 2007 04:11:15 +0000

I am also having the same problem with my MM as Marlon where I get an iratic clicking noise coming from the mouse itself and the dashboard being activated at the slightest touch. What is weirder is that if I take my iMac downstairs, the MM works fine. the room where my studio is located is the problem. In fact anywhere on the entire second floor results in this weird behavior. What type of signals would be strong enough to mess with the MM? I also believe this is a screw-up result of OS10.4.9 which has given me nothing but headaches….so now I’m using a cheap Altec USB mouse….grrr.