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Fallstar
Posted 6/29/2008 2:45:09 PM




I have been using a Wireless Desktop Elite keyboard and mouse set for several
years. They share one wireless receiver. But over the last month my mouse is
always double-clicking for every single click I make, and is driving me
crazy! So I would like to just replace the mouse.

Is it possible to replace the mouse with another MS wireless laser mouse,
and use the same receiver from the original desktop set? I don't want to
replace the whole set, as the keyboard works fine, and it cost me $100 when I
bought it. :o/

Post #144485
Malke
Posted 6/29/2008 6:05:09 PM




Post in reply to: Fallstar


You will need to contact the Desktop/Mouse mftr. to ask them that question.

Malke
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Post #144623
Steve Thackery
Posted 6/30/2008 4:25:05 AM





This is quite common - the microswitch goes noisy.

If the manufacturer can't help, perhaps you could find a local electronics
hobbyist or repair shop, and ask them to change the microswitch. A good
workaround, if the microswitch is a type not easily available, is simply to
swap the left and right switches. They are almost always identical.

SteveT

Post #144866
Fallstar
Posted 6/30/2008 2:15:26 PM






Thank you for your reply Steve! Where is the microswitch located, inside the
mouse? I'm not sure how to go about disassembling the mouse, but will give it
a try...with the help of the techs at work.
Post #145175
Steve Thackery
Posted 6/30/2008 3:25:06 PM





Yes, to an electronics techie it will be relatively straightforward (I've
done it a few times myself - Microsoft mice seem slightly more prone to it
than Logitech).

The microswitches are usually mounted on a circuit board, just underneath
the left and right buttons (there's one under the scroll wheel too, but I've
never known on go noisy as they are rarely used).

You will have to dismantle the mouse, so you should be aware that there is a
risk it will all go horribly wrong!

STeveT

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