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Sachin Naik @ 25th Sep 04:15AM:
Cannot left click using mouse properly

From yesterday onwards my mouse is facing sensitivity problems with the left click function, whenever i left click using my mouse there is no response, so in order for my mouse to sense the left click i have to hold down the left button for around 5 seconds and then only it can sense it otherwise not

I dont have any problems with its right click and its movement over the screen

I have not tried replacing the mouse as i dont have an extra mouse

so is this a power surge problem (caused due to heavy rains) which must have defected my USB ports or is it a virus, my AV's dont detect any threats

the reason why i may say its a power surge problem is because my "usb bluetooth dongles" driver (installed software) is missing on my PC, but my bluetooth dongle glows its light when its connected to my USB port
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jefe @ 25th Sep 08:41AM:
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Have you rebooted the PC?

Have you tried plugging the mouse in to another USB port?

If you've tried those two steps and the problem persists, I'd suggest going in to Control Panel > Mouse Properties and reversing the buttons. Set the left button to "right click" and the right button to "click."

If you reverse the buttons and the right button works ok for the click function, it's 99% likely the problem is the mouse has failed.

If after reversing the buttons the right button still has to be held down for 5 seconds, further troubleshooting will be necessary.

Good luck.
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Sachin Naik @ 25th Sep 10:07AM:
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said by jefe :

Have you rebooted the PC?
yes obviously I have restarted but the problem remained

said by jefe :

Have you tried plugging the mouse in to another USB port?
Yes, But still the same problem

said by jefe :

Set the left button to "right click" and the right button to "click."
Yes I have set and yes now i can use the left click function by pressing the right button of my mouse and as usual my right click function wont work properly becoz of the left button which faces a sensitivity problem as i said
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jefe @ 25th Sep 10:11AM:
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Then I'd say you've confirmed that the problem is likely that your mouse has failed. The next step is to replace the mouse.
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anon @ 25th Sep 12:31PM:
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Good troubleshooting jefe.

I agree it's a pretty sure bet that your mouse is failing and you need to either replace it or develop the habit of using the mouse buttons reversed.
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Sachin Naik @ 26th Sep 10:14AM:
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oh no what a problem
i will have to reverse the functions for time being and then i will have to replace the mouse

i think a cordless mouse will be better don't know whether its good in bluetooth connectivity, as it may loose connections as its wireless

anyway thanks a lot jefe and asdfdfdfdfdf for solving this simple problem as i thought it could be a problem with my USB port
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Sachin Naik @ 31st Oct 03:06AM:
pc problem or mouse problem

ok so i used the mouse for some more days and one day, i faced a big issue, when i turned ON my PC , all the lights glew plus my fan was working but my pc couldn't boot and of course no beeps

later i just removed my mouse and connected it to some other USB port and everything started working fine so just the next day i bought and connected a new mouse and then i found something annoying my computer booted with the beep sounds but suddenly it went blank then i just removed this new mouse and connected it to some other USB port and then my computer booted normally and now with this new mouse i dont have any problems with left click

but i am facing a new issue using it, whenever my pc starts up (log on screen to select account) my mouse doesn't respond i.e. even though i move the mouse the mouse pointer on the screen doesn't move and then it starts moving after i wait for around 2 mins, so then everything goes normal

So there is a delay in my mouse laoding on start up for around 2 mins,

I use zenith PC and this new mouse is called as "enter" (company name) mouse my older mouse was "zenith" mouse

so is this problem related to my mouse, PC or USB port, dont u think it could be a power surge problem if this problem is related to my pc
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HRM @ 31st Oct 04:38PM:
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see if you can delete any old mouse software from add/remove and just use the MS driver.
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Sachin Naik @ 2nd Nov 12:33AM:
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ok i have not done anything but now my mouse pointer does not delay on start up, its fine

and the next thing is that my pc was not booting as i had mentioned before in my message actually the thing is that my power supply had gone and i replaced it with a new one and my pc boots fine now

but now the problem is that my mouse pointer automatically starts moving a little bit, but sometimes even to the extreme end of the screen even though the internet is disconnected and i have found it as normal as i have done a google search on it as optical mouses are of poor quality many of them face the same issue
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Mele20 @ 5th Nov 04:56AM:
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I stopped using optical mice a couple of years ago. They are strange. Plus, when mine was dying, it had very odd symptoms that one would not connect to a mouse dying and it took me a long time to figure out that it was the mouse causing the strange symptoms. I went back to a standard, corded three button mouse and have been very happy as I have had no problems with it. When it decides to die, I will know it is the mouse because it will have symptoms connected to a dying mouse not weird symptoms like the optical mouse had. Plus, I never liked how hot my palm became using the optical mouse.
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Jahntassa @ 5th Nov 05:08AM:
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said by Mele20 :

Plus, I never liked how hot my palm became using the optical mouse.
Um, if your palm was getting hot due to an optical mouse, that mouse had SERIOUS problems and probably should've been thrown out right away. An LED (or even a Laser) in optical mice should NEVER get hot enough to cause any sort of perceptible heating.

This may end up being a case of 'you get what you pay for'.
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Grail Knight @ 5th Nov 07:10AM:
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As for the mouse moving open up the Control Panel - Mouse - Pointer Options

Check to see if "Snap To" is selected. If it is uncheck it. Depending on the mouse there may be other options available that will move the pointer without user input so look at all of the options available.

As for optical mice or laser mice being inferior that depends on what you spend and who makes it IMO. As having used optical mice and then laser mice for years I would never give up on cordless mice for a wired one. YMMV
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Grail Knight @ 5th Nov 07:26AM:
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I stopped using optical mice a couple of years ago. They are strange.


What pray tell is strange about them Marilyn?

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As Jahntassa said if you feel heat from the mouse then it may represent a mechanical or shielding problem so use common sense and return it for a new one or repair of out of warranty.
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pnjunction @ 5th Nov 08:59AM:
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said by Mele20 :

I stopped using optical mice a couple of years ago. They are strange. I went back to a standard, corded three button mouse and have been very happy as I have had no problems with it. When it decides to die, I will know it is the mouse because it will have symptoms connected to a dying mouse not weird symptoms like the optical mouse had. Plus, I never liked how hot my palm became using the optical mouse.
Sorry but this just sounds like "I had problems with my crappy car so I went back to a horse and carriage".
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Mele20 @ 5th Nov 06:27PM:
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said by pnjunction :

said by Mele20 :

I stopped using optical mice a couple of years ago. They are strange. I went back to a standard, corded three button mouse and have been very happy as I have had no problems with it. When it decides to die, I will know it is the mouse because it will have symptoms connected to a dying mouse not weird symptoms like the optical mouse had. Plus, I never liked how hot my palm became using the optical mouse.
Sorry but this just sounds like "I had problems with my crappy car so I went back to a horse and carriage".
Huh? I prefer the old ball mouse. It has a much better feel and far better control. Plus, I dislike big mice and most are too big now. This generic Dell one is the right size for my smalll hand and is better than the optical ones. I have had more than one optical one and they all make your hand hot. I don't like them.
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pnjunction @ 5th Nov 07:07PM:
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said by Mele20 :

Huh? I prefer the old ball mouse. It has a much better feel and far better control. Plus, I dislike big mice and most are too big now. This generic Dell one is the right size for my smalll hand and is better than the optical ones. I have had more than one optical one and they all make your hand hot. I don't like them.
There are plenty of small optical mice, in fact they can go much smaller than ball ones. You were trying some pretty crappy units if they heated up your hand. That's all there is to it. Enjoy cleaning your balls and rollers.
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Grail Knight @ 5th Nov 09:16PM:
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Huh? I prefer the old ball mouse.


Why didn't you just say that in the first place?

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I have had more than one optical one and they all make your hand hot.


Do tell which brands and models that cause this.

You would be the first I have heard complain about heat issues from a mouse. :uhh:
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Mele20 @ 5th Nov 10:02PM:
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I haven't seen ANY small mice in the stores here. All are HUGE. Anyhow, this computer is under extended warranty for two more years so if I need a new mouse Dell will send a ball type free and that is what I like as Dell mice are small.

I never ever have had to clean a ball type mouse in over ten years of having them. They usually last 4-5 years or longer. The optical ones don't last like the ball ones do.
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pnjunction @ 5th Nov 10:18PM:
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said by Mele20 :

I haven't seen ANY small mice in the stores here. All are HUGE. Anyhow, this computer is under extended warranty for two more years so if I need a new mouse Dell will send a ball type free and that is what I like as Dell mice are small.

I never ever have had to clean a ball type mouse in over ten years of having them. They usually last 4-5 years or longer. The optical ones don't last like the ball ones do.
Dell themselves make an optical mouse that's exactly the same size as the one you likely have. In fact you'd be likely to get one of them if your ball breaks.

There are tons of small optical mice, there are very tiny ones for mobile use. Logitech V100 (cheap) and VX Nano (more pricy, laser) are quite small and there are even smaller ones.



Find me a ball mouse that small. Either you are blind or the stores in your area really suck, notebook mice are everywhere.
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Grail Knight @ 5th Nov 10:21PM:
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I haven't seen ANY small mice in the stores here.


You do have online shopping available in Hilo don't you?
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Jahntassa @ 5th Nov 11:43PM:
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said by Mele20 :

I never ever have had to clean a ball type mouse in over ten years of having them. They usually last 4-5 years or longer. The optical ones don't last like the ball ones do.
I have an MS Optical (The original Five button optical) that I bought back in 2000. Still works great.
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Sachin Naik @ 5th Nov 11:52PM:
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well but has anyone heard about this a mouse pointer sometimes automatically moving slowly over the screen without the user control like a ghost
this is a disadvantage of optical mouse
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Sachin Naik @ 6th Nov 12:06AM:
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said by Grail Knight
Check to see if "Snap To" is selected. If it is uncheck it. Depending on the mouse there may be other options available that will move the pointer without user input so look at all of the options available.

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but hey how can i do that to stop automatic movements of my mouse ! :hmm:
i mean that option is meant to move my mouse pointer automatically to the default button in the dailog box, so it will move my mouse automatically more which i dont want
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Mele20 @ 6th Nov 12:33AM:
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I don't want a notebook mouse especially nothing from Logitech. I want a standard three button mouse for a desktop. Yeah, I could use a notebook one but I just want a standard mouse for a desktop. Those are not tiny but they are not big either. I need one that is not just for right handed and it amazes me how many are still just for the right hand. I still have a Microsoft three button smaller mouse (PS/2) for my old computer and I always liked it.

Yes, I have had a Dell optical mouse and it is the same size as the Dell ball mouse I am currently using. Dell sent me the ball mouse with a computer exchange several years ago although I had a Dell optical one at the time and continued to use it until it died. I then got out the Dell ball one and I like it better than the optical one. The size is just right ...not too small and not huge like so many I see in the stores. Yes, we have only Office Max and Walmart to shop in for computer stuff. The only thing I don't like about the Dell mice is that the logo wears off really fast (but not as bad as Dell Quiet Keyboard in black where I have worn off most letters but Dell white Quiet Keyboard, after over ten years, still has all letters visible).
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Grail Knight @ 6th Nov 04:32AM:
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I suggested you look at that option to make sure it had not somehow been selected by default not that I wanted you to chose that selection.

When a user installs a new mouse depending on if the user installs software supplied with the mouse the OS will supply the drivers and select default options for the mouse which is why a user should always look at the mouse options after replacing a mouse.
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Grail Knight @ 6th Nov 04:57AM:
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What does the logo wearing off the mouse have to do with functionality?

You still do not explain why you can not shop online? Amazon or NewEgg has a extraordinary amount of mice to select from.
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Sachin Naik @ 17th Nov 10:27AM:
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@ Grail Knight

the only thing what i can say is my mouse is faulty because nothing works fine so i have decided to purchase a new mouse as i have problems in some games

can anyone tell me one of the well known company which provides a very good optical mouse with wire and i hope its available here and incase if possible it should be cheap too
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Grail Knight @ 17th Nov 11:07AM:
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I buy only Logitech.

As for what is available in India I do not live there but Logitech is a well known mice and keyboard Mfg. and is available without doubt in many diff. countries.

Here is the Logitech India Site.

»www.logitech.com/index.cfm/home/&cl=in,en

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Sachin Naik @ 18th Nov 12:20AM:
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hey thanks so much for telling me the companies name and even i know about logitech

A very good website, it will help me
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