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Resolved Mouse left clicker wont work for certain operations

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by imjhemp, 2014/09/13.

  1. 2014/09/13
    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    My left button on the mouse wont work for certain operations. For instance it opened this thread and it will do the basics like highlight a box to type in but for example of it not working it wont open a link to a website or anything else i need to click on to open it up I have to right click it first and then open it up in a new tab. Another example is when I want to open up an article on yahoo to read it I will have to right click it first to open it up in a new tab.
     
  2. 2014/09/13
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi imjhemp. The first thing I would check would be your mouse settings. Click Start< Control Panel< Hardware and Sound< Mouse settings. Check to make sure everything is set up correctly there.

    To rule out a hardware issue have you tried a different mouse?
     

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  4. 2014/09/14
    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    I checked the settings..they are good...I even swapped the buttons to make the right button be the primary clicker and the same things are going on. I dont have another mouse
    at the moment..I thought I did but I mustve left it when I moved.
    Thanks for the reply Evan.....
     
  5. 2014/09/14
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    One other thing you can try, does the mouse clicking work correctly in Safe Mode?
     
  6. 2014/09/15
    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi Evan..I just tried in Safe Mode and same thing. It will open up in the same page but it wont open something up to another page....for instance, I clicked to open 'Help' and several things popped up and when I clicked on 'Mouse Properties' to open another page it dont work. I hope im explaining this right.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    That is very strange. Open Device Manager and uninstall your mouse driver and reboot the machine. Windows will reinstall it and let me know if that helps.
     
  8. 2014/09/16
    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    I uninstalled the driver and rebooted...same thing. The only thing I havent done is try another mouse so tonight at work im gonna 'borrow' one and tomorrow morning im gonna try it. This sounds weird but now I hope my mouse is broke. It dont seem like it can be but its gotta be it. Ill update tomorrow morning.
     
  9. 2014/09/23
    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    Mouse started working mysteriously...IDK. Thanks for the help tho. This comp im using has been inactive for awhile so im sure it was something i did.
     
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    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Alright so would you consider this thread resolved or do you have any other questions?
     
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    imjhemp

    imjhemp Inactive Thread Starter

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    Resolved. Thank you.
     
  12. 2014/09/23
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Thanks for letting me know. :)

    Since this issue is now resolved, please mark this thread as 'Resolved'.

     

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