The button on the mouse doesn't scroll down or sidewides...

This is a minor bother but it bugs me every single day. The little nub-button (Button 3 according to System Preferences) on my cordless not-magic mouse will only scroll up; not down or side wides. I've mucked about with the mouse preferences setting but it's still not working. There has got to be an easy fix for this; I'm just missing it.
The batteries are still at 66% so I don't think that's the problem. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Brian

Usually when that happens, you need to clean it.
Here's one demo video: http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT3226/HT326.mov
You will find many other ways of cleaning an Apple Mighty Mouse (the only one with a scroll ball) - just search for variations of "mighty mouse scroll ball" in your favorite search engine.

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