ARGGHH : cant left click.Help
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*Grograt* gary.r.horder@gmail.com Posted Sep 21, 2009, 1:22 pm |
Im having a complete nightmare... my vista enabled laptop developed ths problem last thursady, its not allowing me to left click links on mozilla or left click on desktop, until i make a left click first... now ive completely re-installed my Op system as of yesterday, thinking that if this was a virus, wiping would fix the issue....it hasnt. Anybody ever had this issue before...any known fixes ... is my laptop on its last legs
HP Pavilion dv6000 Vista x64 |
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*sam* Posted Sep 21, 2009, 1:26 pm |
Can you rephrase this, it's confusing? |
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*Grograt* gary.r.horder@gmail.com Posted Sep 21, 2009, 1:30 pm |
ok... when i hover pointer over a link, it doesnt change, drop downs do not work and clicking the left mouse , has no effect on the desktop at all ( as if the mouse wasnt plugged in ) this occurs both on web and desktop, the only way it will allow me to select anything with the left click , is to perform a right click first, which then allows all normal left click functions... thiis then may work for a while till i have to right click again to access the left click
oh god that sounds worse 
this isnt just DW but everywhere 
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*jimmylogan* Posted Sep 21, 2009, 4:42 pm |
I don't use Vista but in the older OS's you have some mouse settings (reverse buttons, etc.). Look at that and make sure it's all okay.
And have you tried another mouse? |
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lordbam Posted Sep 21, 2009, 5:14 pm |
Since you reinstalled it is probably a hardware problem.
Are you using an external mouse or the mousepad on the laptop. Check if buttons are stuck on the mouse. You can also download and boot a linux live cd to check if it is a windows problem. ubuntu livecd |
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*Grograt* gary.r.horder@gmail.com Posted Sep 21, 2009, 5:52 pm |
Thanks lads, i re installed because of this problem. it is the same with a wired mouse and laptop pad, i have trawled websites to no avail, have checked mouse settings etc and it still persists. Its as if when i need to make an area live ( normal left click |) it now requires a right click i have checked with virus protection, registry cleaner im stumped | ||
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*jimmylogan* Posted Sep 21, 2009, 6:39 pm |
And did you try booting to ubuntu to see if it still occurs? | ||
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*Grograt* gary.r.horder@gmail.com Posted Sep 21, 2009, 7:10 pm |
Installing another op system scares me jimmy, will it just run in back ground as a programme or will it take over the pc... im not completely tech illetirate but op systems worry me
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*goat starer* Posted Sep 21, 2009, 7:17 pm |
you know skynet? thats what happens if you install another operating system. | ||
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ISHOULDCOCO Posted Sep 21, 2009, 8:23 pm |
This is a " human interface device" kinda issue - especially when it affects all pointers
It could be a disabled accessibility type option that is enabled " sticky keys" type feature it could be a hardware type issue - e.g. on my Acer AA1 if you press Fn and F7 the whole trackpad is disabled get an external boring wired usb mouse that you are sure works - find out what is is described as on another vista machine in the device manager page Then plug it into your laptop and see what it is described as Also read ALL of this -
I dont use synaptic drivers - I am - ULTRA orthodox - Bomb the OS back win95 look and feel , MSCONFIG everything else down to rubble , Smash indexing , restore and evan turn off Pagefile ( IF XP and you have scads of RAM) Ubuntu is beautiful , you can plug in a cheap and nasty 'bells and whistles' multimedia keyboard and everything just works - But even I turn off Compiz - Yuk COCO |
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*jimmylogan* Posted Sep 21, 2009, 10:19 pm |
That's what's good about the Ubuntu CD - you can run it in "cd boot mode" or whatever it's called - like a try before you buy thing. It loads from the CD and does NOT install on your hard drive. That would let you test it in a different environment. |