IntelliMouse Explorer 4 occasionally unresponsive

[PaperScissorsStone]

I have had an intellimouse explorer 4 for my pc for roughly 4 months. The mouse was fine. I reinstalled my PC (as I do every few months as a matter routine), and ever since then the mouse has been very unresponsive. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 clicks to register, i.e. I click the left mouse button and nothing happens.

Does this mouse have a track record of doing this ? if so is there a work around. I dont see why its behaviour would suddenly change as my pc set up is the same now as it was before.

Help

 

[HDTVMan]

Batteries and receiver placement.

 

[LarryH]

Read the customer reviews at Amazon or Newegg, or do a Google search, and you'll see that there are problems with the switches on the IntelliMouse Explorer. I've had mine for a week and I've had no problems so far, although the right button clicks louder than the left button...I just hope I don't run into problems in a couple of months...

 

[imported_DocHolliday]

i have one too for work... and several times if I wasn't at work that thing would have been broken into itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini pieces

 

[CSMR]

I had a problem with mine - had to press hard to register a click.