Update. Fairly positive it is not a mouse problem. Took over 2 hours to get a good boot yesterday so decided to bite the bullet and reload XP....
Thanks for your brain time Steve.
Hi Steve, that was my first thought so have been leaving machine for over five minutes but maybe not quite ten. Have run registry mechanic and...
XP Home. Machine appears to boot OK but when a desktop icon is double left clicked instead of the associated programme launching its properties...
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