# I Fixed My Mighty Mouse (w00t!)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-fixed-my-mighty-mouse-w00t/181899>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-fixed-my-mighty-mouse-w00t/181899 "2006-03-14T03:27:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-fixed-my-mighty-mouse-w00t/181899/1 "2006-03-14T03:27:21Z")

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Huzzah! I just fixed my Mighty Mouse, which unfortunately could not scroll down. At first, I tried taking it apart, and got through the first step, realizing I was not skilled enough to continue without breaking it.

So, I searched around the internet some more (with a different mouse), and found various sites and tips. So, I took a wet towel, and wet the mouse, including holding the scrollwheel in place, while I wiped it, and then moving it and wiping a new dirty section. Then, I took a very tiny amount of hand sanitizer, and scrolled with that finger. Then, I wiped it off with a wet towel, and used my other hand to dry it.

I then tested it on my computer for a minute, and found that if I clicked and scrolled it would work decently, and much of the time it would work correctly. However, it still didn’t work like it was new. So, I did the whole hand sanitizer thing again, and now it works perfectly.

Heh, w00t.