Problems w/ Mighty Mouse

So I started using one today w/ my MBP. I set the scroll ball to dashboard and the squeeze to Expose. Neither of them work. I swapped and no luck.
I can't get any functionaality out of either. I loaded the s/w from the CD and rebooted. Same issue. Ideas?

Check out Troubleshooting the Mighty Mouse here.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302063
Troubleshooting Mighty Mouse
Mac OS X 10.4.2 or later
The Mouse tab of the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane will not appear in System Preferences unless your Mighty Mouse is plugged in. If Mighty Mouse-specific information does not appear in the Mouse tab of the Keyboard & Mouse preference pane when your Mighty Mouse is connected, the computer does not detect the mouse on the USB bus. Try unplugging the mouse and plugging it back in. If it still does not appear, try the steps listed in article 58033, "USB Device Troubleshooting." Also check if another mouse is plugged into the computer—sometimes another mouse may interfere with the functionality of Mighty Mouse.

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Hi everybody, happy New Year first of all!
Then my problem: I bought an Intel iMac about 1 year ago, and have been using the supplied wired mighty mouse since then. I set it up with left+right top buttons.
I didn't have a single problem until a few weeks ago.
First, the "typycal dirty scrolling ball" which seems to be solved by rubbing the ball on a piece of papere with the mouse up side down.
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Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions ...
Fist, here are the instructions to clean a Might Mouse: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
and here: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060210115417864&lsrc=osxh
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The reason I can assume this happening is because I cleaned the scroll wheel to un-stick it. I did this by getting a sheet of white paper, turning the mouse upside down, and rubbing the wheel all over the paper, which left paths of dirt and fluff everywhere. Worked great, and the scroll wheel now works perfectly again.
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[Microsoft Optical Mouse (Blue)|http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-K81-00004-Optical-Mouse-Blue/dp/B000068M P2/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1244701238&sr=8-1]
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302417 How to clean your Mighty Mouse
Take a piece of bright white paper, turn the mouse upside down on it, press down on the ball, and run the mouse quickly in circles over the paper. This will remove all the gunk that's building up on the ball
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3039
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OK, one little example :
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Hi, first sorry for my bad english...
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Hi, Guys!!
And you have some right cosmic_hippo , Why?
Well think that the real problem it's something between Firefox and Flash content...
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DP, that is what worked best for me in the past.
After months of problems with the scrolling ball, and after trying all the suggestions found on the web, this method of using a white sheet of paper was an excellent one: my MM was again clean and working as if it was new!
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