Comments on: Revive Your Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Douggro http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-65742 Douggro Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:27:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-65742 Mahvelous! The upside-down paper-scrolling revived the scrollball after other methods failed. Grazie!! Mahvelous! The upside-down paper-scrolling revived the scrollball after other methods failed. Grazie!!

]]> By: Firman Wandayandi http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-65249 Firman Wandayandi Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:33:03 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-65249 A great trick, works pretty well on my Mighty Mouse after pushed hard and wiped the scroll ball. Thank you so much! A great trick, works pretty well on my Mighty Mouse after pushed hard and wiped the scroll ball.

Thank you so much!

]]> By: Teacher4tc http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-64937 Teacher4tc Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:18:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-64937 WOW thank you sooooo much for bring it back to life! WOW thank you sooooo much for bring it back to life!

]]> By: Valerie http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-62216 Valerie Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:47:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-62216 Ahhhh.... finally I can scroll again! I used your suggestion of alcohol on a cotton pad and scrolled the mouse upside down on paper. This dislodged the crud that was causing my mousing nightmare. Scrolling around on paper alone wasn't enough to do the trick for my stubborn mouse. Thanks for the fix! Ahhhh…. finally I can scroll again! I used your suggestion of alcohol on a cotton pad and scrolled the mouse upside down on paper. This dislodged the crud that was causing my mousing nightmare. Scrolling around on paper alone wasn’t enough to do the trick for my stubborn mouse. Thanks for the fix!

]]> By: CheshireDad http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-61734 CheshireDad Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:01:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-61734 After reviewing numerous ideas on the web, this solution was the one I tired first. It worked perfectly the first time! THANK YOU!!!! After reviewing numerous ideas on the web, this solution was the one I tired first.
It worked perfectly the first time! THANK YOU!!!!

]]> By: Emily http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-59578 Emily Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:32:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-59578 Thanks! I just spent ages trying everything I could think of to fix my scroll ball, and was about ready to give up and replace the damn thing... This worked perfectly though! Saved me from buying a new mouse, and didn't cost anything but a very faint brown spot on my homework :) Thanks! I just spent ages trying everything I could think of to fix my scroll ball, and was about ready to give up and replace the damn thing… This worked perfectly though!

Saved me from buying a new mouse, and didn’t cost anything but a very faint brown spot on my homework :)

]]> By: Meems http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-58787 Meems Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:48:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-58787 Turning it upside down, pressing hard and rolling it REALLY vigorously ended up doing the trick. Compressed air did nothing. Thanks, guys! Turning it upside down, pressing hard and rolling it REALLY vigorously ended up doing the trick. Compressed air did nothing. Thanks, guys!

]]> By: Danielsan http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-58123 Danielsan Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:25:10 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-58123 Thank you Guys !!! The paper method worked perfectly for me. I rubbed it upside down, vigorously on a piece of white paper and out came some black clutterings... now it works great, after not working at all before !! Thanks for your help !!! Daniel Thank you Guys !!! The paper method worked perfectly for me. I rubbed it upside down, vigorously on a piece of white paper and out came some black clutterings… now it works great, after not working at all before !!

Thanks for your help !!!

Daniel

]]> By: fruend http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-58049 fruend Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:19:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-58049 Purchase a MM from the apple web site using you credit card and then when you have a problem, report it to Apple and they ship a replacement. You get a year's warranty on the device. that way do the cleanining until the year is almost up and then get a replacement. The inability to easily repair is outrageous. I have shipped back 6 mice within one year . Purchase a MM from the apple web site using you credit card and then when you have a problem, report it to Apple and they ship a replacement. You get a year’s warranty on the device. that way do the cleanining until the year is almost up and then get a replacement. The inability to easily repair is outrageous. I have shipped back 6 mice within one year .

]]> By: sarah http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-49410 sarah Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:29:21 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-49410 wow! Thanks wow! Thanks

]]> By: sd http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-48821 sd Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-48821 yes i have to agree... worked well. thanks yes i have to agree… worked well. thanks

]]> By: jg http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-48460 jg Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:33:18 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-48460 worked perfectly. thanks! worked perfectly. thanks!

]]> By: hello, friend. http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-45025 hello, friend. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:22:40 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-45025 lol. so the down scroll wasn't working and i tried cleaning it with a wet wipe. it scrolled down but not UP anymore! so thank you to Jamie Huskisson as well for the paper idea - it worked great. hopefully it lasts. lol. so the down scroll wasn’t working and i tried cleaning it with a wet wipe.
it scrolled down but not UP anymore!

so thank you to Jamie Huskisson as well for the paper idea – it worked great.

hopefully it lasts.

]]> By: Logan http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-44009 Logan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:18:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-44009 Oh an yes mine wasn't working when it scrolled down. Then I started cleaning it with alcohol... then it wouldnt go up but would go down. Then I found the upside-down trick... and it works amazing. Oh an yes mine wasn’t working when it scrolled down. Then I started cleaning it with alcohol… then it wouldnt go up but would go down. Then I found the upside-down trick… and it works amazing.

]]> By: Logan http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-44008 Logan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:16:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-44008 OMG. So glad I found this! I was gunna go buy a new mouse cause I love the track "ball" so much!!! Theres not many mouses that go left and right. Sorry... my inner nerd is coming out on how excited I was to find this. OMG. So glad I found this! I was gunna go buy a new mouse cause I love the track “ball” so much!!! Theres not many mouses that go left and right. Sorry… my inner nerd is coming out on how excited I was to find this.

]]> By: Michael Logue http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-43669 Michael Logue Sun, 31 May 2009 19:30:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-43669 I have no problem cleaning the gunk off the scroll ball, but now I notice that there is a small ding on the ball so that the rolling is no longer smooth. Does any one know how to get a replacemnt ball from Apple? I have no problem cleaning the gunk off the scroll ball, but now I notice that there is a small ding on the ball so that the rolling is no longer smooth. Does any one know how to get a replacemnt ball from Apple?

]]> By: Recommend me a mouse http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-38809 Recommend me a mouse Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:26:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-38809 [...] Re: Recommend me a mouse Revive Your Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball [...] [...] Re: Recommend me a mouse Revive Your Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball [...]

]]> By: LOLguy http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-37331 LOLguy Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:49:14 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-37331 This works well, as does the "upside down trick". Just wanted to add, as this happened to me just now, if you are showing someone how to zoom in on your desktop (using Control + scrollball, for example), going to maximum zoon and your scrollball decides then and there to stop working when rolling DOWN, click apple menu -> system preferences -> keyboard & mouse and uncheck the "zoom using scrollball while holding..." to bring you back to normal, then you can google "mighty mouse scroll ball not working" and find this helpful tip! That said, my question to everyone is, when your scrollball doesn't work, it is always just not scrolling DOWN because it looks like some others (webgirl for example) had the same problem. This works well, as does the “upside down trick”.

Just wanted to add, as this happened to me just now, if you are showing someone how to zoom in on your desktop (using Control + scrollball, for example), going to maximum zoon and your scrollball decides then and there to stop working when rolling DOWN, click apple menu -> system preferences -> keyboard & mouse and uncheck the “zoom using scrollball while holding…” to bring you back to normal, then you can google “mighty mouse scroll ball not working” and find this helpful tip!

That said, my question to everyone is, when your scrollball doesn’t work, it is always just not scrolling DOWN because it looks like some others (webgirl for example) had the same problem.

]]> By: webgirl http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-37317 webgirl Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:01:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-37317 I could not get my MM to scroll down for anything! I checked the batteries but I had full power.I tried everything but,,,, Mirko had the best solution....just blow really hard on the scroll ball. It really DOES work. I could not get my MM to scroll down for anything! I checked the batteries but I had full power.I tried everything but,,,,

Mirko had the best solution….just blow really hard on the scroll ball.

It really DOES work.

]]> By: Kevin http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/#comment-32484 Kevin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:34:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=5140#comment-32484 THANKS!!! Wow, my scroll ball didn't go up for the last 6 months, upside down on the paper hard for about 15 seconds and now as good as new. What a pain not being able to scroll up has been. Thanks so much! THANKS!!! Wow, my scroll ball didn’t go up for the last 6 months, upside down on the paper hard for about 15 seconds and now as good as new. What a pain not being able to scroll up has been. Thanks so much!

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