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| Thread ID: 95238 | 2008-11-29 02:48:00 | new mouse problem (to me anyway) | Thomas01 (317) | Press F1 |
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| 724072 | 2008-11-29 02:48:00 | I was helping a neighbour - putting in some programs for her and giving her some tuition. But I found that Total Commander would not work - and I couldn't get her icons to start the programs. Eventually I realised that whereas I always expect to use one click with the left hand button on the mouse to open the program - her computer was rigged up so that you have to use the right hand button to open a menu on each and every icon etc and then select OPEN. Seems a very clumsy long winded method to me - I have never met it before and she certainly did not set it up herself to do that. Thinking about it now I am home, I wonder if it is some function of her particular mouse. But I don't want to indulge in guess work. I felt daft enough as it was going round to help her and then running into a problem. Any and all comments very welcome. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 724073 | 2008-11-29 02:53:00 | Does search open when you double click on a folder?? Or didnt anyone try this? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 724074 | 2008-11-29 03:22:00 | The problem could be the One click to open a program icon. By default you need to double click the left button to open a icon. Try looking at the mouse properties in the Control Panel and make sure the settings are correct. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 724075 | 2008-11-29 04:41:00 | Sometimes the double click speed is set too fast and that causes it, try slowing it done. | pctek (84) | ||
| 724076 | 2008-11-29 21:42:00 | The problem could be the One click to open a program icon. By default you need to double click the left button to open a icon. Try looking at the mouse properties in the Control Panel and make sure the settings are correct. I have been double clicking. You seem to be thinking the same way as me - its the mouse properties at fault. I will have to have another look at the computer (running XP) and this time look at the mouse properties first. I couldn't get Total Commander to work at all apart from coming up on screen with its two screens OK. Trying to go up the family tree did not work - but I had not at that point realized I had to right click, open the menu and select OPEN. |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 724077 | 2008-11-30 20:24:00 | Sometimes the double click speed is set too fast and that causes it, try slowing it done. TRY it. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 724078 | 2008-12-18 19:57:00 | Sometimes the double click speed is set too fast and that causes it, try slowing it done . TRY it . Dead right pctek I only got to see the computer again yesterday and I checked the mouse speed . Set as far as it would go to the fast speed I simply set it about half way and the problem disappeared . Works well now . Thanks . Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 724079 | 2008-12-18 21:02:00 | I see it often. Superfast mice or something......... | pctek (84) | ||
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