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How to clean your mouse
 Your mouse is subject to a lot of wear and tear as it gets used extensively in Windows. One of the things that is most detrimental to mouse performance is dirt. As you move the mouse around, it picks up lint, dust, and other dirt and transfers it into the insides of your mouse where it gradually builds up deposits of this dirt on the rollers and ball inside the mouse. In addition, when you touch your mouse with sweaty or dirty hands, it can develop a sticky coating on its textured surface. Even though this happens only gradually, eventually your mouse will feel pretty nasty to the touch and perform erratically, causing the cursor to jump and stick, and making accurate use of the mouse impossible. Turn the mouse over and look at the underside. You should see a circular plastic piece that holds the mouse ball in place. Twist this piece counterclockwise as indicated by the arrows to remove it and the ball. If you take a closer look now at the ball and the plastic retainer piece, you'll see they're covered with grime and other assorted dirt.  Now look inside the mouse, specifically the rollers that are supposed to pick up the mouse movements. See how they're covered with a thick layer of some unidentifiable crud? No wonder the mouse wasn't behaving properly. Using a soft damp rag gently clean the outside and buttons careful not to press too hard and break the buttons. if needed a little soap can be used as well. After removing all the dirt and particles, be sure to rinse it well with with the rag and clean Now it's time to attack the grungy guts of the beast. First use a toothpick, fingernail or plastic pen cap to loosen the dirt that's caked around all the rollers, then use the tweezers to carefully remove the dirt without dropping it into the mouse. This might take a little while but with some patience you'll get all the chunky stuff out of there. Also make sure the rub pads on the bottom corners of the mouse are clean, dirty pads will make ur mouse jerk and skip across the mouse pad.
Now check it out - is this mouse clean or is this mouse clean? No more dirt on the rollers, no more filth on the ball, no more gunk underneath the mouse. Go ahead and reassemble the mouse. Put it on the mouse pad and move it around a bit. Doesn't that feel a whole lot better? It should move very smoothly again.
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water to avoid sticky soap residue after it dries.
Be sure not to assemble and use the mouse right away. You want to let it air-dry for a while to make sure that there's no moisture inside the mouse when you plug it in.
Perform this procedure once or twice a year, or when you can feel the mouse "trembling" as you move it, and you can greatly improve life and performance of your mouse. 
