Single click acting like double click

[Guest Sue]

I have Windows set to launch items with a single click, and never had any

problems, but suddenly, if I click on the title bar for a window, it will

resize, and if I click on a word it is selected, rather than just placing the

cursor there. This just started. How do I fix this?

Thanks,

Sue

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Single click acting like double click

 

Sue wrote:

> I have Windows set to launch items with a single click, and never had any

> problems, but suddenly, if I click on the title bar for a window, it will

> resize, and if I click on a word it is selected, rather than just placing the

> cursor there. This just started. How do I fix this?

> Thanks,

> Sue

 

Is the mouse old? I suspect the button is bouncing. Try a different

mouse as a test, or just reverse the buttons so the right-click is the

select button. If that prevents the problem, the mouse is bad.

 

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Joe =o)

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: Single click acting like double click

 

Try setting back to a double click, reboot and then change back to a single

click. If that doesn't do it, try a system restore at a date prior to the

onset of the problem

 

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Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"Sue" <Sue@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DEC2A3CD-D5F0-4E0E-BB16-FAE9AAA736CE@microsoft.com...

>I have Windows set to launch items with a single click, and never had any

> problems, but suddenly, if I click on the title bar for a window, it will

> resize, and if I click on a word it is selected, rather than just placing

> the

> cursor there. This just started. How do I fix this?

> Thanks,

> Sue

>