Weird Windows Problem

Jim · 2007-10-13, 08:43 AM

This has been getting worse and worse. When I right click, many times I get the menu but nothing highlights. Instead, a new window opens up at my startup page.

Probably not but any ideas?

T Pat · 2007-10-13, 08:55 AM

Have you tried a "System Restore"

Jim · 2007-10-13, 08:57 AM

I have...
It doesn't happen all the time. Just enough to get irritating.

JackDaniel's · 2007-10-13, 09:23 AM

Maybe it's time to reinstall your OS ... this always helps

Cleo · 2007-10-13, 09:27 AM

Oddly I've never seen this happen on my Mac.

Jim · 2007-10-13, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Cleo

Oddly I've never seen this happen on my Mac.

Even more odd, when I search the problem, all I see is the problem happening to a mac. Nothing on a PC.

Maj. Stress · 2007-10-13, 04:50 PM

Jim,
Have you installed any new hardware recently? It might not be a bad idea to check for new video card and mouse drivers. I had a problem with my dual head video card ever since I installed it. Every now and then the mouse pointer would freak out and end up on the secondary monitor. A new driver seems to have fixed it.

Jim · 2007-10-14, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

Jim,
Have you installed any new hardware recently? It might not be a bad idea to check for new video card and mouse drivers. I had a problem with my dual head video card ever since I installed it. Every now and then the mouse pointer would freak out and end up on the secondary monitor. A new driver seems to have fixed it.

Nothing...
I think I am going to start using a corded mouse to see if that changes anything. It's more of a pain in the ass than anything else. But, is it more of a pain in the ass than dragging around a cord?

Aspire · 2007-10-29, 11:09 AM

Dragging around a cord? Are there bricks dangling off of it?

I tried the wireless route but found the inconvenience of recharging/battery changes outweighed the inconvenience of a cord that is barely noticable.

On the right click thing, it may be an oddball program that is causing the conflict, that you don't have open all the time and that's why you only get the error sometimes. Where are you right clicking when this happens (in a browser, in a directory on your hard drive, on a desktop icon)?

I was having trouble a while back using printscreen. Turned out having WMP open was somehow disabling the functionality in any app! It could be any little thing.

2c!

Cleo · 2007-10-29, 11:39 AM

I also don't get the cordless mice. It isn't like the cord restricts movements or adds weight to the mouse. In fact I find the cordless mice to be on the heavy side due to the batteries in them. I also find that cordless mice don't track as smoothly as corded mice.

On a completely different topic I got a laugh out of the new icon used in Leopard for networked Windows machines. It looks like an old CRT monitor with a crashed screen.

Simon · 2007-10-29, 12:09 PM

I'm all for cordless -- both keyboard and mouse -- since I can use them anywhere. I like to plug my notebook into the big screen plasma tv and sound system so I can sit on the couch with just the wireless keyboard and mouse. Keyboard on my lap or next to me on the side table with the mouse.

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Jim · 2007-10-29, 12:52 PM

I never used to give a rats ass about cordless or not until I purchased my most recent pc. It was built to be used either as a pc or a really nice dvr. It not only has a cordless keyboard and mouse but a remote control for everything else.

Kind of used to a cordless mouse now.

Cleo · 2007-10-29, 01:04 PM

My new Mac laptops all came with remote controls. I guess a remote would be useful if I was doing presentations or something but they are useless to me.

Jim · 2007-10-29, 01:34 PM

Yep, I stole the remote batteries long ago.

ArtWilliams · 2007-10-29, 02:12 PM

That's because you only have one button on your mouse!

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Originally Posted by Cleo

Oddly I've never seen this happen on my Mac.

Simon · 2007-10-29, 03:39 PM

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That's because you only have one button on your mouse

That comment is so 20th Century.

Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse - has left click, right click, scroll ball and even some squeezable side buttons.

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Cleo · 2007-10-29, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon

Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse - has left click, right click, scroll ball and even some squeezable side buttons.

On my video editing machine I use the corded Mighty Mouse and the ShuttleXpress.

On my 17" Macbook Pro I use the Kensington six button Mouse or tap on the trackpad with two fingers for right mouse click when not using an external mouse.

Aspire · 2007-10-30, 03:10 PM

Simon, if I had that big screen setup here I might reconsider the wireless route

On a regular desktop pc though I don't see the need for wireless. Just gives the cats another thing to bat around the house!

papagmp · 2007-11-04, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

Jim,
Have you installed any new hardware recently? It might not be a bad idea to check for new video card and mouse drivers. I had a problem with my dual head video card ever since I installed it. Every now and then the mouse pointer would freak out and end up on the secondary monitor. A new driver seems to have fixed it.

I get this on occasion -and have isolated it to the dual monitor drivers. I just turn one of the monitors vertical, let the drivers reset, then rotate it back to horizontal. Not really a “Windows” problem but it can be irritating.

2007-10-13, 08:43 AM	#1
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Weird Windows Problem This has been getting worse and worse. When I right click, many times I get the menu but nothing highlights. Instead, a new window opens up at my startup page. Probably not but any ideas?

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2007-10-13, 09:27 AM	#5
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2007-10-29, 12:09 PM	#11
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	I'm all for cordless -- both keyboard and mouse -- since I can use them anywhere. I like to plug my notebook into the big screen plasma tv and sound system so I can sit on the couch with just the wireless keyboard and mouse. Keyboard on my lap or next to me on the side table with the mouse. . \|bat\| __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2007-10-13, 08:57 AM	#3
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I have... It doesn't happen all the time. Just enough to get irritating.

2007-10-13, 04:50 PM	#7
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	Jim, Have you installed any new hardware recently? It might not be a bad idea to check for new video card and mouse drivers. I had a problem with my dual head video card ever since I installed it. Every now and then the mouse pointer would freak out and end up on the secondary monitor. A new driver seems to have fixed it.

2007-10-29, 11:09 AM	#9
Aspire Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 26	Dragging around a cord? Are there bricks dangling off of it? I tried the wireless route but found the inconvenience of recharging/battery changes outweighed the inconvenience of a cord that is barely noticable. On the right click thing, it may be an oddball program that is causing the conflict, that you don't have open all the time and that's why you only get the error sometimes. Where are you right clicking when this happens (in a browser, in a directory on your hard drive, on a desktop icon)? I was having trouble a while back using printscreen. Turned out having WMP open was somehow disabling the functionality in any app! It could be any little thing. 2c!

2007-10-29, 12:52 PM	#12
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I never used to give a rats ass about cordless or not until I purchased my most recent pc. It was built to be used either as a pc or a really nice dvr. It not only has a cordless keyboard and mouse but a remote control for everything else. Kind of used to a cordless mouse now.

2007-10-29, 01:04 PM	#13
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	My new Mac laptops all came with remote controls. I guess a remote would be useful if I was doing presentations or something but they are useless to me. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2007-10-29, 01:34 PM	#14
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	Yep, I stole the remote batteries long ago.

2007-10-30, 03:10 PM	#18
Aspire Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 26	Simon, if I had that big screen setup here I might reconsider the wireless route On a regular desktop pc though I don't see the need for wireless. Just gives the cats another thing to bat around the house! __________________ All My Cunning - check out my newbie webmaster blog