How do I stop unwanted scrolling?

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How do I stop unwanted scrolling?

Hey fellow user of Apple OS X v10.8.4,

My iMac drives me crazier than I am already. :-) I use an Apple Magic Mouse. It requires AA batteries. I wonder, Why did Apple move-away from the reliable mouse with a cord, which took No Batteries? Maybe ...

Dependence on batteries anyone? Dependence is the antithesis of Freedom. [Please, do not worry: beyond that I don't veer into National Politics, I promise you. :-) ]

Sometimes like right-now, _all_ I do is Touch my Apple Magic Mouse _&_ my iMac responds wildly out-of proportion. That is, I move the mouse just a-little, but my iMac scrolls far. [Like right now in-fact. Get Back Here! :-( ]

Maybe this happens because I am hard-wired to the Internet? My iMac acts rightly when I am not on the 'net, I think. (Maybe Charter causes this problem with over-sensitive scrolling? Hmmm … )

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 2.5 GHz Intel Core I5 P. & 4 GB M.

Posted on Jun 24, 2013 8:44 AM

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Eric Root

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Jun 24, 2013 8:53 AM in response to Bob Novy

Try booting into the Safe Mode. Shut down the computer and then power it back up. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application unistaller. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.

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