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Damn, I was hoping to get back my automatic rolling scroll with this new batch of Windows updates, seeing as it looks like a whole system reboot, but it didn't happen.
I suspect I got hit last week with a virus for a couple of reasons. First, not long after I lost this piece of basic computer functionality, I tried to place an order on Amazon, but they flat out refused to take my money. At first, I thought it was a bug on Amazon's part, but now I think it is because they detected something suspicious on my end of the deal. Second, on the next day or so, I got a message from my laptop that I need to put on some anti-Virus software, despite the fact that my Norton is still sitting pretty on the tray with its little green check mark.
Googling about, I came across a potential solution that looks easy enough for me to manage: uninstall the mouse and reboot, and the reboot should reinstall the mouse, hopefully a fully working mouse. Naturally I am nervous about trying anything new, and although the loss of this automatic scrolling is a grade-A annoyance, I can work well enough around it. At least I can still do everything on my laptop. If I try this solution, I am afraid that I will end up worse off, perhaps with no mouse at all.
Furthermore, I no longer try to order anything from my laptop. Indeed, I no longer even log onto Amazon from here. This, too, is a pain, but again a manageable one.
This laptop is quite old. I cannot remember when we got it, but I am thinking it must be at least five years old, which is much longer than I thought we'd ever have a computer up and running at our household. I was used to the idea that these things start to go wobbly on you in two years, and that you shouldn't count on having it for more than three years. So, the way I am handling this situation is to just see this as a quirk of a very old machine.
An added wrinkle, though, since Pop seems to be poorer today, is that I need to limp with this laptop for as long as I can. I doubt I will be getting another one. That will be a real crimp in my lifestyle, especially in my wanksmanship. I will have to masturbate by memory!
I suspect I got hit last week with a virus for a couple of reasons. First, not long after I lost this piece of basic computer functionality, I tried to place an order on Amazon, but they flat out refused to take my money. At first, I thought it was a bug on Amazon's part, but now I think it is because they detected something suspicious on my end of the deal. Second, on the next day or so, I got a message from my laptop that I need to put on some anti-Virus software, despite the fact that my Norton is still sitting pretty on the tray with its little green check mark.
Googling about, I came across a potential solution that looks easy enough for me to manage: uninstall the mouse and reboot, and the reboot should reinstall the mouse, hopefully a fully working mouse. Naturally I am nervous about trying anything new, and although the loss of this automatic scrolling is a grade-A annoyance, I can work well enough around it. At least I can still do everything on my laptop. If I try this solution, I am afraid that I will end up worse off, perhaps with no mouse at all.
Furthermore, I no longer try to order anything from my laptop. Indeed, I no longer even log onto Amazon from here. This, too, is a pain, but again a manageable one.
This laptop is quite old. I cannot remember when we got it, but I am thinking it must be at least five years old, which is much longer than I thought we'd ever have a computer up and running at our household. I was used to the idea that these things start to go wobbly on you in two years, and that you shouldn't count on having it for more than three years. So, the way I am handling this situation is to just see this as a quirk of a very old machine.
An added wrinkle, though, since Pop seems to be poorer today, is that I need to limp with this laptop for as long as I can. I doubt I will be getting another one. That will be a real crimp in my lifestyle, especially in my wanksmanship. I will have to masturbate by memory!
