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Mouse problems
My mouse is driving me insane.
WhenI got my computer I got a Logitech wireless wave keyboard and wireless mouse combo. I really liked that mouse and I enjoy using the keyboard. About a year ago the mouse suddenly stopped working and nothing that I tried got it working, I resigned myself to the fact that Id have to use another mouse, on the plus side my keyboard is still working. At the time the mouse stopped working I was using Windows Vista and I have since upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit. The keyboard is functioning properly and the mouse is still not working. I was using a usb mouse and it seamed to be operating okay, suddenly the mouse click speed increased so I figured it was because the mouse was a cheap one (it was really a cheap buy) so I changed mouse, Im currently using a usb DELL mouse - a friend gave it to me and I am sure its ok, it was hardly used (if at all) when I got it. Things seem to be okay with the mouse if I use it for a short while (the double click speed is still fast and I often close programs by accident when I didnt intend to (like closing an email in Microsoft office and because of the double click speed the red close cross of the Microsoft Outlook main window is clicked and the program closes - VERY IRRITATING.) This happens with all programs as far as I can see, I realise some mouse problems may be present in certain programs but this seems to be in the "windows" program itself.
Logitech comes with a program "setpoint" for controlling the keyboard and the mouse. I have tried uninstalling that and re-installing it - no help.
I have deleted the mouse drivers (from device manager and when I restart the computer the drivers are reloaded and the problem is still there. There seem to be three "mice" loaded on my computer - although I have only ever used one.
The reason why I say the problem with double click speed escalates over a period of time is because I have noticed that sometimes the double click speed is so fast that I have to click and re-click and re-click, etc. just to put a tick in a checkbox.
If I click on the favourites menu in Internet explorer the menu flashes on the screen and then dissapears so fast that I need to time a click to display the menu for use.
This "fast speed" of mouse clicking makes playing games involving pointing with the mouse and clicking impossible.
Im considering reloading Windows 7 on my computer to get rid of this problem, please tell me there is a simple way I can fix this.
Extra info - the mouse setting of double click speed in control panel has no effect.
I have just been to divice manager and I have entries for Human Interface Devices, I see I have Logitech USB mouse there, I disabled it and the DELL usb muose stopped working. In Device manager I also have mice and other pointing devices, under this I have to entries, Logitech HID compliant cordless mouse and Logitec HID compliant optical optical wheel mouse. Disabling the cordless mouse driver has no effect but disabling the optical wheel mouse driver stops my DELL mouse working. Setpoint picks up that Im using a mouse but it seems to recognise that it is a usb mouse.
Nick