MS WheelMouse Optical - Wheel Problem

Dyre Straits · Sep 2, 2003, 07:26 AM

How many others using a Wheel Mouse have this problem?

The wheel sometimes gets 'stuck' between 'points' and then automatically changes after you remove you finger from the wheel?

Here's where it's bothering me the most: GAMES! I use the wheel to select and scroll through weapons in most games. Say I have the sniper rifle selected and I'm all set to pull the trigger. Suddenly, without warning, I'm no longer aiming the sniper rifle, but my pistol! All because the wheel didn't quite 'stick' on the sniper rifle.

I've lost count of the number of times now I've gotten snuffed in a game because of this. Am I alone? Or is this a common problem for others? I don't recall having this problem on previous ones I've owned.

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2003, 07:50 AM

Hehe, I have that same mouse, and I've had a similar experience . . . though, my weapon changes when I actually press the left mouse button to fire, not when I remove my finger from the wheel

yeah it bugs me too, but luckily it doesn't happen too often
now that I think of it, it happens during web browsing too sometimes . . . I'll scroll down the page using the wheel, then right when I click a link, the page jerks up a notch, and I miss the link

~~HitlersOps~~ · Sep 2, 2003, 08:16 AM

no problems here with my MS IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0a (the best mouse i have owned yet)

scobywhru · Sep 2, 2003, 10:11 AM

I have that problem with My Intellimouse Explorer 3 but not the Rev 2 I also get random left and right clicks in games even just moving around I'm actually using the V 2 one for now, I am going to be trying to put the 3's components into the 2s body because it fits my hand A lot better

Sep 2, 2003, 07:50 AM	#2
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Hehe, I have that same mouse, and I've had a similar experience . . . though, my weapon changes when I actually press the left mouse button to fire, not when I remove my finger from the wheel yeah it bugs me too, but luckily it doesn't happen too often now that I think of it, it happens during web browsing too sometimes . . . I'll scroll down the page using the wheel, then right when I click a link, the page jerks up a notch, and I miss the link __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Sep 2, 2003, 10:11 AM	#4
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	I have that problem with My Intellimouse Explorer 3 but not the Rev 2 I also get random left and right clicks in games even just moving around I'm actually using the V 2 one for now, I am going to be trying to put the 3's components into the 2s body because it fits my hand A lot better __________________

Sep 2, 2003, 08:16 AM	#3
~~HitlersOps~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	no problems here with my MS IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0a (the best mouse i have owned yet)