# Scroll bar problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-bar-problem/213424>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-bar-problem/213424 "2003-11-15T14:36:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-bar-problem/213424/1 "2003-11-15T14:36:44Z")

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All of a sudden my scroll (up/down) bar in IE has started scrolling too far per click. Is there a way to fix this?

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**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-bar-problem/213424/2 "2003-11-15T15:45:48Z")

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If you’re using Windows XP, go to Start \> Control Panel \> Mouse. Once that window pops up, click on the Wheel tab and adjust how many lines each scroll represents.

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**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scroll-bar-problem/213424/3 "2003-11-15T16:05:47Z")

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Hmmm…I don’t seem to have a Wheel tab.