Mobile Mouse 3500 left click seems to malfunction

So I have a Mcrosoft Mobile Mouse 3500 and I have noticed that sometimes it malfunctions. Basically, sometimes it's almost as if the left click is sticking and I wonder if it's the software of a faulty mouse. For example, sometimes I can hold the mose pointer over a window without clicking any buttons but it repeatedly opens and closes the windows very quickly almost as if i were rapidly hitting the left click. Has anyone else had this issue.?

I'll give it a shot, thank you

picked up a new mouse today, the Logitech track ball one. I noticed that the same issue is happening where the left click seems to stick. Now since this mouse is new I can only assume this is some type of software issue. Can anyone troubleshoot with me to figure this out?


trackball M570

further update:

it seems to happen sometimes when I switch windows, like some type of glitch happens but just cant get more specific just yet. I have uninstalled all other mouse software that I know of and I am using the latest software from logitech.

Big Tom said:

have you tried different ports usb ports? i know it seems silly, but its worth a shot if you haven't already done it

nope I didn't think of that. I'll give it a shot and report back..

Confirmed:

the issue is with the newest Synaptics driver/software version Windows XP/Vista and Win7 64-bit Edition v15.2.20

I did a clean OS install and the issue began immediately after installing the Synaptic's software.

Now here is the problem, I can't scroll pages with my track-pad unless I have the Synaptic's software, but having the software causes lots of trouble with my mouse.


Can I download an older version of the Synaptic's driver and where can I get it?

Thanks for taking a look at my thread. I had started a thread discussing my mouse let click appearing to stick for no good reason. I have finally narrowed the problem down the the newest Synaptics driver which has been the culprit.

Now, it seems I am unable to fully use my touch-pads features, such as scrolling with my finger, without the Synaptics software. However, using the software causes more problems than it solves.

What do you think I should do about this? Should I install an older version of Synaptics drivers? Thanks for any advice