Posted May 27, 201014 yr On Sat, 8 May 2010 19:21:15 +0100, Iceman wrote: >On Sun, 02 May 2010 01:21:28 -0400, Michael wrote in message >: > >> I'm dealing with an XP Home SP3 machine which is set to select desktop >> icons and Windows Explorer items when the mouse cursor points at them. >> But it is not doing that. The option Tools | Folder Options | >> Single-click to open an item (point to select) is enabled. I've >> switched it to double click and back to single, but this does not >> help. It will still open an item when I single click on it, but it >> will not select anything without either right-clicking on it or >> scrolling using the arrow keys on the keyboard. >> >> A system restore is out of the question, as the problem has been going >> on for far longer than SR's history. I'm out of ideas, short of >> re-installing XP. Any suggestions? > >Your mouse drivers may be corrupt or outdated. Try getting the latest >drivers from the manufacturer. See also this page: > >"Troubleshoot mouse double-clicking when you single-click" >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266738 Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay in replying, as I've been out of town and trying to set up a Win7 machine, The mouse is a PS/2 wired GE model 97986. It didn't come with any drivers, but I was able to find them online. I installed them and the problem remains. I also performed a repair install for XP and that didn't help, either. I looked at the page you mentioned, even though that's not the problem I'm having. Items won't select when I point to them, even though I have that setting on. I have to change the folder option to "Double-click to open an item (single click to select)", which is a pain, because my other 3 computers don't work that way. I've tried the mouse on my other machines (and vice versa) and it works fine on them, so it's got to be an XP issue. Any other ideas short of a full wipe and re-install?
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