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Mouse: Left click = doubleclick

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by lmc4whpc

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One of our workstations has a microsoft wheel ps/2 mouse that automatically double clicks whenever the user left clicks. It makes things pretty tricky for the user. I've checked the configuration in control panel. I've checked the system properties to see if there is a different driver. I've tried switching to other mice. No luck. Is there some Setting in Win98 SE that makes that the default? What should I check?

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by thechas

So, in control panel/mouse/buttons; the left button is set to click/select?

How about the swap mouse buttons option?

Is there some software running in the background?

What happens if you set the right mouse button to click / select?

And,yes there is a W98 setting to make some items that are normally double clicks operate as a single click.

I think that this is also under mouse settings.

I'm at an XP box at the moment that has an alternate mouse control panel, so I can't give you the exact setting.

This is not a default though.

Chas

by dmessner

Are items in folders and the desktop underlined like they are a weblink?

You may want to open up a folder and go to tools, folder options.

Check to see if it's set to the Web option rather than classical. If I remember right you can even set it to web w/ out underlines...so it would be a good idea to double check anyway under folder options.

Good Luck.

by mdelyea

Start up Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) and click on 'View' then 'Folder Options'. Under the 'General' tab click on 'Settings'. Under 'Click items as follows', make sure 'Double click to open an item' is selected.

by zekeallmon

Hey, really quick, make sure that the mouses' "double click speed" is not set at a really slow speed. This is in your mouse properties in control panel. If the double click speed is set extrememly slow, the CPU may think that a single click is really a double click. Too many clicks here... Take care, Zeke

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