Random mouse wheel glitch. No new mods installed since last time playing.

[Aki K]

When trying to scroll down in a menu it will randomly scroll back up a tiny bit. This happens frequently enough that navigating menus is a pain. This only happens in Skyrim (mouse wheel works fine out of the game and in all other contexts).

 

I have installed no new mods and changed no settings since the last time I played.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

 

EDIT: Disregard. It is my mouse. It does happen outside of Skyrim, it is just more noticeable in game because of how the menus work.

Edited 20 hours ago by Aki K

[judge007]

9 minutes ago, Aki K said:

When trying to scroll down in a menu it will randomly scroll back up a tiny bit. This happens frequently enough that navigating menus is a pain. This only happens in Skyrim (mouse wheel works fine out of the game and in all other contexts).

 

I have installed no new mods and changed no settings since the last time I played.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

When you are in-game you are using the mouse at a level that surpasses what is typically used in the Operating system and applications.

You may actually have a mouse that is physically failing.

With modern built-in obsolescence, this is a possibilty.

I learned this through years of drafting in AutoCad. The mouse behaved normally until I was using CAD programs.

That's my guess.

You can test with a cheap new mouse.

Other things to try are reloading the Manufacturers drivers.

If no Manufacturers driver exists, use Device Manager to remove the mouse and refresh the discovery process.

I have no idea what inside the game would cause such issues.

[Aki K]

2 minutes ago, judge007 said:

 

Turns out it is the mouse after all, not the game. Probably time to replace.

[judge007]

26 minutes ago, Aki K said:

Turns out it is the mouse after all, not the game. Probably time to replace.

Yeah, they make them so you have to replace them!

From someone who has been using computers for almost 5 decades, a cheap mouse works just as well as a $100 gaming mouse . . .

[Aki K]

8 minutes ago, judge007 said:

Yeah, they make them so you have to replace them!

From someone who has been using computers for almost 5 decades, a cheap mouse works just as well as a $100 gaming mouse . . .

Fully agree. Just found a decent mouse that suits all my needs for $14. ^-^