For the last few days my mouse had been double clicking everytime I clicked and it made using the computer rather irritating. Luckily I only use my windows box for media so it didn’t really bother me.
I started investigating the issue tonight and tried a number of different techniques, checking various settings in folder options for what opens a folder and the double click speed for the mouse but nothing worked.
I tried unplugging the mouse and plugging it back in – that didn’t work. Another mouse did work – so I assumed the mouse was broken. I was about to throw it away but I thought I’d try reinstalling the drivers in a last ditch attempt.
Opening up device manager it turned out the mouse was somehow installed twice. I’m not sure whether this was a strange bug or perhaps it had something to do with the two wireless receivers I have (one for the keyboard and one for the mouse). Anyway – problem fixed and I can click properly again!
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Yes, same thing happened to me, but after installing a driver for wireless presentation pointer.
but i don’t know how to fix this!!!
can you help please?
Hmm, do you still need the presentation pointer installed?
What do you have listed in the device manager under “Mice and other pointing devices”? If you have two there and shouldn’t, try un-installing or disabling one.
i hate that
It happened once to me as well, I had two mice both brand “genius”, I had them both installed, I guess that confused the drivers, after uninstalling one mouse the other functioned well again…