Solved Mouse Left click + drag issue

[Thewiruz]

Hello! I have had this problem, since I went over to Windows 7 x64!

When I want to select multiple files in windows explorer ,as an example I left click and drag a rectangular marquee over the files.

However, if I do this now it always releases the selection randomly
even when I have not relished the button on the mouse.
It happens everywhere,select text. In Firefox,Word,Explorer and other applications it just drops the selection randomly.

This never happens in Win xp or Vista x64.Is there something wrong with a mouse driver?
I can say this has been an issue since the beginning of my installation of Windows 7 so I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with any applications I have installed.

 

[Brink]

Hello Thewiruz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If you do not already, you might see if using the single click to open a item option may work better with this. I find that using the double click to open a item option tends to select items to easily.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Thewiruz]

but the issue i have is that if i drag a file from one place to another it will drop it in 1 or 2 seconds even if i dont release the mouse button.It has nothing with singel or dubble click im sure of?This even happens in games if i hold the right mousebutton and fire with a machinegun it stops after a second or two even if i still hold my finger on the button

 

[Brink]

You might check to see if there is a newer driver version available for your mouse to see if that may help. In addition as a test, try adjusting the "Double-click speed" mouse settings in the Control Panel to different speeds to see if it may just be a bit to sensitive.

 

[Thewiruz]

No didnt help and i cant find any other drivers then the regular one that ships with windows.(Basic wheel mouse)
I have an older Logitech wheel mouse and im not sure which model.The lable is gone long ago

 

[gladson1976]

It could be a physical problem in the mouse. Can you try with another mouse (maybe from a friend) and check if the same symptoms are exhibited ?

 

[mistahsinclair]

I just fixed this exact problem with my Performance Mouse MX (don't know if yours is a Logitech or not).

I used a can of compressor air dust remover and fired it under the front of the left mouse button. Problem now gone.

Pete

 

[humantriangle]

I get this exact problem! I have a Razer Copperhead mouse and never had this problem before until I installed Win 7 Ultimate x64. I do, however, notice that the problem is less frequent (dropping the mouse down that is) when I stop some processes, and an NVidia customer experience process seems to make the most difference. But I cannot get the problem to go away completely! I am sure it is a service or process that is causing the problem as it doesn't happen in safe mode oddly enough.

Any help would be greatly appreciated And if I get the problem completely solved I will post how I did it.

 

[FliGi7]

Sounds like a problem with the mouse itself and click button hardware.

 

[humantriangle]

Hmm... after much testing I am afraid you might be right! Although, the problem still happens much less in Safe Mode which seems like an odd coincidence. Nevertheless, the problem also doesn't happen at all with a different mouse, which is kind of a definitive answer I guess. Thank you for your response though, it is appreciated

 

[sam2O1O]

I just fixed this exact problem with my Performance Mouse MX (don't know if yours is a Logitech or not).

I used a can of compressor air dust remover and fired it under the front of the left mouse button. Problem now gone.

Pete

OLD POST I KNOW ~ I was having similar problem left-click, dragging not working properly and I tried ur compressed air thing just lifted the left-click flap thing slightly with a needle and woosh'd it with compressed air and ALL WORKING NOW! THANKS

 

[Bad213Boy]

Same problem here. If I click on some items and drag them around my desktop, they all of a sudden drop with out me letting go of my left mouse button.

System Specs:
XFX 790i Ultra SLI Mobo (Nvidia Driver v15.58)
Gateway KB-0401 Keyboard (LOL, this piece of crap has lasted forever!)
Logitech G500 Mouse with SetPoint v6.32 (Driver v5.33.14)
Logitech G13 Gameboard v8.20.74
Razer Onza Tournament Edition Gamepad (Xbox 360 Accessories Software v1.2)
2 GTX 470 Video Cards in SLI (Nvida Driver v295.73)
Windows 7 x64 SP1

 

[Britton30]

Try each thing listed in these two pages if ideas.

 

[ungeek67]

I just fixed this exact problem with my Performance Mouse MX (don't know if yours is a Logitech or not).

I used a can of compressor air dust remover and fired it under the front of the left mouse button. Problem now gone.

Pete

Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to you, mistahsinclair! I am in a totally stressful time, and jigsaw puzzles and solitaire are among the very few things that manage to distract me from that stress...and w/my mouse misbehaving as described in this thread (not consistently grabbing, letting go in mid-grab), I was having no fun anymore trying to do either of these. I took your suggestion, blasted some air under the left mouse button, and voila! Problem solve, just as you said.

I went into the stress details in hopes that you might feel the full effect of the gift your advice has given me. I would never have thought of that dust issue (d-uh).

Thanks again!

 

[AstaLaVista]

So to re open this post but I started having issues with my MX Revo as well, I thought it was a virus/malware but it isn't. I did a system restore and nothing, uninstall/install new setpoint 5.1, nothing, I was so tired that I decided to deal with it another day.

I will try the Canned Air in hopes that something that simple fixes the issue and I am at an AWE that Logitech forums have no mention of this little jewel of a fix

Being said that, I did find a link with another idea just in case others find it helpful as well.

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[Zepher]

I fixed my logitech mice by cleaning and re-tensioning the little spring in the micro switch.
Recently fixed my G700 and MX1000, and fixed my older MX1000 and MX Revolution last year doing the same thing.

 

[harvestdj]

Click and Drag Problems

Had the same problem dragging windows especially dragging to my second monitor. I found the problem was not the mouse. Going to"change display settings" in control panel, select each monitor one at a time and check the refresh rate settings for each. My main monitor was set at 59 and the second monitor at 23. These settings may be changed when you change video cards or update video drivers. Most modern monitors are set at 60 hrz. Resetting the proper refresh rate corrected all my mouse problems.

 

[q1w2e3r43]

I just fixed this exact problem with my Performance Mouse MX (don't know if yours is a Logitech or not).

I used a can of compressor air dust remover and fired it under the front of the left mouse button. Problem now gone.

Pete

I had to make this account just to thank you from the heart!

 

[AndOne]

I just fixed this exact problem with my Performance Mouse MX (don't know if yours is a Logitech or not).

I used a can of compressor air dust remover and fired it under the front of the left mouse button. Problem now gone.

Pete

Although I know this thread is old..

I had the same setup and was getting a bit frustrated with the behaviour...

After dismissing the solution at first, I eventually gave it a try and it did work...

Thanks....

 

[cpking]

Same issue here

I have tried three different mice, all of which work fine on other machines. My preferred mouse is a Logitech M705. But in all cases, there are issues that make using the computer at all difficult:

1) left clicking generally double clicks
2) attempting to drag items with the left button held down either double clicks and opens the item, or the item drops before I release the button
3) resizing windows by dragging the borders is impossible
4) when attempting to select multiple words (in Word or any other program) by double clicking/holding a word and dragging to extend the selection is erratic and often selects the paragraph, and sometimes the whole page (particularly in a web browser).

I am convinced this is a Windows issue and not a mouse-specific issue as it also occurs with the built-in track pad. I thought perhaps it was an issue with my Windows profile, so I created a new one and attempted some of these tasks with a "virgin" profile. Same issues exist.

Any help on this is appreciated.