Mouse wheel scrolls the page down then up, or up then down
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On my Windows 7 system, and in all programs, when I scroll down with my mouse, it will scroll partway down then then scroll partway up. It is totally erratic and is driving me crazy. I do have a wireless keyboard/mouse, but I do not use the mouse, as it does not work: I have replaced it with a "wir…
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Fix for: Mouse wheel scrolls the page down then up, or up then down
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It's dust. No, really: it happened to me many, many times, and the cause so far has always been dust inside the mouse. It gets trapped in the scroll wheel and interferes with the sensors. In order to solve it, open it and clean the wheel — or, if it…
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