re: Mouse left click behaving as right click
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by pacalawa
(1 messages posted)
I found a fix. I opened the mouse, and while it was plugged into the usb port, steadied
the pointer on an 'x' to close a tab in Firefox and used a small-tip Phillips head
to push down on the left click button. It worked! acts like it was either reset
or maybe unstuck. Similar to when you flush a urinal, sometimes the handle will
stick sideways a little and let the water continue to run. Hopes this helps!
On Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 1:25 pm, Eon wrote:
>My earlier post was a reply to a reply to a reply... it's somewhere up there. I
had
>the exact same problem and my problem at least appears to be hardware related.
>
>The problem suddenly started as I was scrolling through a folder with a mouse I've
>been using for years. The behavior is very strange though... left click works on
>some thing (like minimize buttons that don't normally respond to right-click) but
>not on others (like the bare desktop where this is interpreted as a right-click).
>
>Rebooting or trying different USB ports didn't seem to have an effect. I had another
>mouse of the same model at work and this one appears to have no problem. I swapped
>between mice a couple of times and the best conclusion I can draw is that the one
>is now broken.
>
>Strangely while I have the broken one plugged in the trackpad on my lappy also exhibits
>the same faulty behaviour; as soon as I unplug it the trackpad is also fixed.
>
>My laptop is a Sony VAIO and my mouse is a Logitech... one of those with the cord
>that rolls up.
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