herme3 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 The USB mouse included with my Dell Inspiron 530S has recently been adding extra clicks. For example, a lot of single-clicks will register as double-clicks. When I double-click, the mouse will sometimes click three times. Other times, the mouse will be working fine. I don't believe this is a hardware issue because the mouse works fine when I boot into Linux. I tried adjusting the double-click speed in the Windows Vista Control Panel, but that didn't solve the problem. I also reinstalled the mouse driver, and ran Spyware and Anti-virus scans. I can't think of any running programs that could be causing this. Does anyone have any suggestions, or know why the mouse keeps clicking extra times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big314mp Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 What model mouse is it? Have you tried a different mouse to see if the effect stays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooeypoo Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Maybe something with the sensitivity settings is off.. try to decrease sensitivity to low, apply, then revert back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 What model mouse is it? Have you tried a different mouse to see if the effect stays? It's just a regular optical USB mouse that came with the computer. It looks like this: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=310-9679 This is the only USB mouse I have, and the computer doesn't have a port for an older mouse. Maybe something with the sensitivity settings is off.. try to decrease sensitivity to low, apply, then revert back? I couldn't find any sensitivity settings. All I see in the Control Panel is the double-click speed and the pointer settings. I tried adjusting the double-click speed, but I'm still having the same problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganinio Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 My mouse had the same problem, it's most likely a problem from the mouse hardware. In my country (China), this problem is so common that someone actually wrote a software to fix it. But I assume you don't read Chinese, and wouldn't know how to use that software. There's most likely a program in English that does the same thing. Try searching for "double click fix". The best recommendation is to have your mouse repaired, or get a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herme3 Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Hi paganinio, Thank you for the reply. The mouse is now having the same problem in Linux, so it must be a hardware issue. I suppose I will just need to get a new mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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