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Wireless Mouse

Pecky — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:48:32 GMT

I am not computer savey at all. The left click on my wireless mouse does not work. It doesn't even click like the right side. Any suggestions of how or if it can be fixed.

Re: Wireless Mouse

Meowingkitty — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:06:08 GMT

Never had that problem. Have you changed his batteries?

Re: Wireless Mouse

Pecky — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:19:10 GMT

I did but still not working. The scroll & right click works.

Re: Wireless Mouse

Alison Wonderland — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:25:11 GMT

@Pecky wrote:
I am not computer savey at all. The left click on my wireless mouse does not work. It doesn't even click like the right side. Any suggestions of how or if it can be fixed.

Depends on what's wrong with it.

Does the button depress at all when you try? Does it make any sound? Sometimes they can get a crumb or something stuck inside that prevents them from being depressed and working. You can try using a can of compressed air to blow between the buttons and see if anything is loose.

If the right side works and not the left, it's probably not the battery or the USB connector. Sometimes the USB connector gets bent and that prevents the mouse from working correctly. You can try cleaning the USB connector and looking to see if it's bent. If so, you can try to bend it back, but likely it will need replacing, which usually means the whole mouse needs replacing.

If anything is wrong with the mouse internally, it will be easier to replace it than repair it.

Re: Wireless Mouse

sunshine45 — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:33:03 GMT

if it is not the batteries it probably just needs to be replaced.

Re: Wireless Mouse

Pecky — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:45:23 GMT

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@Pecky wrote:
I am not computer savey at all. The left click on my wireless mouse does not work. It doesn't even click like the right side. Any suggestions of how or if it can be fixed.
Depends on what's wrong with it.

Does the button depress at all when you try? Does it make any sound? Sometimes they can get a crumb or something stuck inside that prevents them from being depressed and working. You can try using a can of compressed air to blow between the buttons and see if anything is loose.

If the right side works and not the left, it's probably not the battery or the USB connector. Sometimes the USB connector gets bent and that prevents the mouse from working correctly. You can try cleaning the USB connector and looking to see if it's bent. If so, you can try to bend it back, but likely it will need replacing, which usually means the whole mouse needs replacing.

If anything is wrong with the mouse internally, it will be easier to replace it than repair it.

It does seem like it is jammed. I will just get a new one. Is it easy to install? Like I said I am not the smartest with electronics. I do alot of googling LOL

Re: Wireless Mouse

Pecky — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:47:40 GMT

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@Pecky wrote:
I am not computer savey at all. The left click on my wireless mouse does not work. It doesn't even click like the right side. Any suggestions of how or if it can be fixed.
Depends on what's wrong with it.

Does the button depress at all when you try? Does it make any sound? Sometimes they can get a crumb or something stuck inside that prevents them from being depressed and working. You can try using a can of compressed air to blow between the buttons and see if anything is loose.

If the right side works and not the left, it's probably not the battery or the USB connector. Sometimes the USB connector gets bent and that prevents the mouse from working correctly. You can try cleaning the USB connector and looking to see if it's bent. If so, you can try to bend it back, but likely it will need replacing, which usually means the whole mouse needs replacing.

If anything is wrong with the mouse internally, it will be easier to replace it than repair it.

I does seem to be jammed as it does not click at all. I will just get a new one. Is it easy to hook up? Like I said I am not the smartest with electronics. I do alot of googling. LOL

Re: Wireless Mouse

Peaches McPhee — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:43:24 GMT

Blow into it, and see if you dislodge whatever is underneath. If that doesn't work, I suggest getting a new one. Easy to install: Wireless mice come with a little connector - when you first open the package, it may be is attached to the mouse itself. Remove from the mouse, and put that connector into your laptop (any available slot that is free and it fits) and restart the computer. Be sure the mouse is ON. Your laptop will "find" your new mouse. Be careful - the connector is very small.

Re: Wireless Mouse

gardenman — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:16:45 GMT

Things like mice tend to use microswitches that are soldered onto the circuit board. It's a mechanical switch and while typically quite reliable, they can fail in a couple of ways. First and most common is they simply break free of the circuit board (or place where they're secured) and when you go to press the switch not just the shaft of the switch moves, but the whole switch moves. If the switch button is depressed and stays depressed, that's most likely the problem. Can it be fixed? Yes. But only if you're handy with a soldering iron and since you're posting the question, you probably aren't handy with a soldering iron. (This is a fairly common issue with the shoulder buttons on the Nintendo Switch. If someone has a Nintendo Switch with a broken shoulder button, the switch coming loose from the board is the typical reason.) Soldering the loose switch back into place isn't typically a big job, but it takes time and time is money for those who do this sort of thing.

If you're comfortable handling a soldering iron and you can get into the mouse (often the hardest part of the job) you'll typically find this is the problem and it's very easy to repair, just solder the switch back into place and you're back in business. If the switch is still intact on the board and not working then unsoldering it and taking the badly behaving switch to the nearest Radio Shack or electrical parts supplier to see if they have something comparable that you can then solder back in can often correct the problem.

Getting into things like wireless mice is often easiest if you have a specialized tool kit like those made by ifixit and similar companies. They typically include things like spudgers that let you safely pry apart the interlocking halves of things like mice, remote controls, etc. They also typically include the unique screwdrivers some manufacturers like to use to prevent people from opening their devices (Nintendo and Apple being two prime examples.)

Much of modern electronics is pretty easy to fix if you can just get to it. The hot air soldering devices have even come down enough in price to make them affordable for DIYer's. Those are vital for removing/installing things like surface mounted devices. Instead of heating up one distinct spot with a soldering iron, they'll heat up a whole area allowing you to remove a chip or surface mounted component in little time with little trouble.

Re: Wireless Mouse

LizzieInSRQ — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:31:27 GMT

Replace it

There is probably a little ish stick, or one that looks really short plugged into one of your computer's ports. Along the outside of your computer.

Go buy a cheap wireless mouse 10 to 15 dollars or if you have arthritic hands a really deluxe one in the 50 dollar range or so, whatever you want to spend.

Get fresh batteries.

Put them in your mouse and plug the new stick or stubby thing that comes with the mouse and your computer should recognize it right away and boom Bob's your Uncle.

Re: Wireless Mouse

Nuttmeg — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:43:03 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ

I would buy a new mouse. I usually buy Logitech products on Amazon. Game mice.

Re: Wireless Mouse

NickNack — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:57:41 GMT

When I had a desktop computer I had a wireless mouse that I hooked up myself. I am not computer savvy at all, so it must have been easy fairly easy to do.

Re: Wireless Mouse

Toppers3 — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 02:43:10 GMT

@Pecky wrote:
@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@Pecky wrote:
I am not computer savey at all. The left click on my wireless mouse does not work. It doesn't even click like the right side. Any suggestions of how or if it can be fixed.
Depends on what's wrong with it.

Does the button depress at all when you try? Does it make any sound? Sometimes they can get a crumb or something stuck inside that prevents them from being depressed and working. You can try using a can of compressed air to blow between the buttons and see if anything is loose.

If the right side works and not the left, it's probably not the battery or the USB connector. Sometimes the USB connector gets bent and that prevents the mouse from working correctly. You can try cleaning the USB connector and looking to see if it's bent. If so, you can try to bend it back, but likely it will need replacing, which usually means the whole mouse needs replacing.

If anything is wrong with the mouse internally, it will be easier to replace it than repair it.
It does seem like it is jammed. I will just get a new one. Is it easy to install? Like I said I am not the smartest with electronics. I do alot of googling LOL

They're not difficult to replace.

You can look up your computer make/model and see what model of wireless mouse would be compatible with it.

I like the HP mice, but some like the Logitech, for example. It depends on your preference.

You just take the little wireless dongle--or connector that some people call it--and plug it into an empty USB slot/port on the side of your computer.

You need to check and see that the mouse is also turned on, and that a battery/batteries are also placed inside of the mouse.

I like to tell this story and share it with others each time someone asks about using a wireless mouse because I still laugh every single time that I think of it, but whatever you do, don't throw out the dongle--the small little connector--that comes with the mouse. LOL!!

My Mother-In-Law did that, not knowing what it was, and thinking that it was an unneccessary part that was in the box. She didn't know that it was needed so that the mouse could connect to the computer and the internet. Oops!

She called us up and asked my husband why her computer/mouse wasn't working.

He asked her if she had everything connected, and she told him that she threw the dongle away, and he told her that's why it wasn't working right!

Re: Wireless Mouse

gardenman — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:52:52 GMT

By the way, the batteries in wireless mice seem to last forever. When I first got mine I was very conscientious about turning it off after each use. Yeah, not so much anymore. I've been using it for over two years now and it's still on the original batteries. I don't think I've turned it off at all for over a year and a half and it's still just working away like always. They get very impressive battery life.