How to fix this scrolling issue in the Logitech MX518 mouse

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My mouse was working fine for more than a year but suddenly scrolling started to behave weirdly. Scrolling seems to have its own life and has started to move up and down quickly making any computer activity impossible. Things I've tried include:

  1. Updating drivers
  2. Uninstalling drivers and using none
  3. Plugging the mouse into different USB slots
  4. Cleaning the mouse

None of these helped. Does anyone have a clue how to fix it?

Best Answer

This actually isn't a hardware issue, it's a software issue. I've used this mouse for a long time and it's worked great. I recently bought a second one (so I'd have one to travel with) and installed the latest drivers. Big mistake - ran into the crazy possessed over-sensitive scrolling issues described here. From the Logitech Forums, I found this solution:

  1. Uninstall the SetPoint software (currently at v 6.52)
  2. Donwload and install SetPoint v 6.32 (available here).
  3. In SetPoint, make sure "smooth scrolling" is turned off.

Problem solved.

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