Mouse Help

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My mouse automatically selects stuff when I move it, which is REALLY annoying. I keep having to right click, then click on what I want.


I'm running vista (*groan*) on a laptop with "synaptics pointing device" for the mouse.

Is there something like a button I can press that will allow me to move the mouse but temporarily keep it from being able to click or select stuff?

Thanks for any help.

reinstall the driver. make sure its the right one, and if none of that helps, it could be the mouse itself.

Is it a mouse or a touchpad? Cause there's a big difference. The synaptics driver is intended mainly for touchpads.

If it is a pad, you can try getting the newest driver. If thats the one you have, try looking on download.com for an older version.

If it's a mouse, with a cord and all that, try plugging it into a different USB port. And if that doesnt fix it, then buy a new one, cause the buttons in yours might be messed up. You can buy the new one and try it, most major retailers will allow at least a 7 day return window.

I reccomend the generic blueish greyish Microsoft mouse, just cause windows has NO problem with it, plus its like some 15 bucks. Pretty cheap.

I do this with Mom's Toshiba when I want to use a mouse. I right click on the Synaptics taskbar icon and disable the touchpad. Also, run any antivirus software to remove any trojans because theyy are knows to do that.