My mouse in getting so wild!!!!!

[Mac2004]

What could be wrong with my Apple optical mouse that came with my G5 computer made back in 2004 (not the Mighty Mouse)?

For example, when I delete an email it will sometimes delete the next email too (in Apple Mail). It just seems to me to be EXTREMELY sensitve. When I just click on a folder on my desktop it will sometimes open it up.

I hate htis because when I am viewing emails in my In Box and deleting the spam ones one by one it will sometimes delete the email right below the one I am deleting too. It just seems to be very sensitive.

It never used to do this and I have never played with my mouse settings.

Please help....

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Have you recently changed the surface you're using the mouse on? Also, the mouse might be dirty. These two things are the most common causes of unusual mouse behavior.

 

[FJ218700]

the laser could be going bad. Try this, will it move smoothly on a perfect 90-270 line (right-angle to the front-most point of the mouse) and not on the 0-180, or the converse?