Mighty Mouse No Scroll Down

I've tried playing with this problem using the Mouse Preferences, every combination of options I can find, but my Mighty Mouse now (suddenly) refuses to scroll DOWN. It scrolls UP but now DOWN. It even scrolls side to side if I select that option, but NO down. Ummm?
Anyone else been having this same problem.

*Hi cloudmountain, Welcome back* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
Most likely it just needs cleaning. Lint free cloth, slightly damp w water or alcohol. Unplug and vigorously and firmly roll the scroll ball around. Blowing it with canned air can help too.
Search the forums on "clean mouse" or "scroll." There is an Apple Support page as well.
Good Luck, JP

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Hey, I have August 2008 iMac and since about Febuary the mighty mouse will not scroll down. I havent been using it much (Had major pc problems... Been working on my pc alot.) and am moving it to somewhere where it will get used more.
How can I get the wheel to scroll down again?
I have tried unplugging it and wiping it on my shirt, and rolling the scroll ball on a sheet of paper upside down. But those didnt fix the problem.

The mouse ball is dirty, you need to use a damp towel and vigorously rub the mouse's ball for at least 30 seconds. Another technique is getting a clean sheet of paper, placing it on a flat surface, turning over the mouse and vigorously rolling the ball on the paper.
If that doesn't fix it (it should!) then it is covered by your original warranty so contact Apple or take it to an Apple Store for replacement.
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How to clean your Mighty Mouse
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417
and another site with photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirster/67089152/

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You need to open & clean. Watch this video.
http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/technology/watch/v378809PrA5a3pg
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I was about to give up because I've already tried rubbing the scroll ball against a clean T-shirt and other things.
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Use this article first: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417
I have to clean mine a couple of times a month, when the above cleaning method doesn't work I resort to more drastic measures. I use a small amount of Rubbing Alcohol on a clean old t-shirt to clean the ball and then blow it out. I have done this many times in the last year, works well with no ill affects to the mouse.

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Thanks for the suggestion, I didn't know of that preference item.
But changing this did not help, in fact it seems to coincide with the System Preferences>Mouse>Scrolling (change one, and the other changes too). And changing this scrolling setting anywhere from low to high doesn't seem to change my current scrolling speed. It is unregulated.
I should also mention that I have two bluetooth Mighty Mice and one corded Mighty Mouse. All of these have super-fast vertical scrolling and NO horizontal scrolling.
Also, when resetting the PRAM, it is an obvious restart. When resetting SMC, is there any visible/audible cues that the reset has occured? I just want to rule these two possible solutions out.

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I searched on Google, and it seems that this feature was introduced in the new driver that ships on a CD with the new wireless Mighty Mouse. Look here: http://tinyurl.com/pyx7s.
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The Zoom function appears to be giving the wireless MM access to the Universal Access System Preference "Zoom" feature.
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