Mouse No Longer Working

[Richardc267]

Okay, so this morning mouse on Desktop/start menu was working fine this morning.

I went to do some physical work outside of my room. I came back to use my PC, and I can no longer use my left mouse button mouse ANYWHERE outside of my desktop. What the hell happened to my PC?! I cannot use my left mouse button on ANYTHING that's not included "desktop".

 

[GokAy]

Try:
- Restarting the PC
- Remove the mouse and plug it back in
- Uninstall the driver and restart the PC
- A clean startup - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
- Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free just in case

 

[Richardc267]

Already tried your first 2 options last night after it happened. Did nothing. I cannot click on ANYTHING outside of the desktop.

Edit: I also have no anti-malware software, and it's not malware related. I have not gone to any "questionable" sites since I've gotten this computer (I did a format on it when I got it a couple months ago). I don't know wtf happened to this thing when I went to go throw some crap out, I came back in 10 minutes and my mouse could only click on desktop icons. I don't know if the mouse works in games or not, since I haven't played any since last night.

 

[GokAy]

Try a System Restore to a date before the issue - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[Richardc267]

That worked. I should have thought of doing that. Thanks! I was lucky enough that I had a restore point.

 

[GokAy]

 

[Richardc267]

Unfortunately the past 2 days since I've posted this it's been happening again.

 

[Ranger4]

Do you have another mouse that you can try?.

 

[GokAy]

Do you have automatic updates on or set to notify? I would try another System Restore (check which applications are affected by it, it is an option) and it is fixed again try to find the update.

 

[UsernameIssues]

...I have not gone to any "questionable" sites since I've gotten this computer...

Do you consider yahoo.com a "questionable" website?


:::goes back to lurking:::

 

[Richardc267]

Do you have another mouse that you can try?.

Nope. It's not the mouse itself.

Well it's still happening. Every time I turn on my PC, I can't click on anything except icons on the desktop. I'm running Malwarebytes right now. If I say, run a game from my Desktop, then close the game, I'm able to click on the Start Menu and items on the bar. I've never had this happen to me before. And I've barely had this PC for 2 months. When I first had access to the PC, the PC was so riddled with adware/malware, the PC was incredibly slow even though the CPU has 3.20MHz.

Edit: Forgot to mention, I also had to format the HDD when I first had it because it was so riddled with adware/malware.

 

[GokAy]

Have you tried another System Restore?

Also run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

 

[Richardc267]

Have you tried another System Restore?

Also run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

Nope. Couldn't. I had only 1.

 

[GokAy]

The same one you used previously?

And you didn't answer Windows Update question. If this is due to an update, it may have slipped back in if it is auto.

Control Panel - Windows Update - Change Settings - what does it say under "Important Updates"?

 

[Richardc267]

The same one you used previously?

And you didn't answer Windows Update question. If this is due to an update, it may have slipped back in if it is auto.

Control Panel - Windows Update - Change Settings - what does it say under "Important Updates"?

I haven't checked Restore again because there was only 1 restore point, and it was only a day before it started happening.

I have my Windows Updates set to tell me about them, but not install them.

As for updates, it only has one in Important for Windows Defender (And this program doesn't do jack diddly to even stop programs from accessing the internet, the useless POS).

 

[GokAy]

A day before started happening is good enough. But we have to keep it like that, how is the MBAM scan going?

 

[Richardc267]

A day before started happening is good enough. But we have to keep it like that, how is the MBAM scan going?

Sorry, what I meant to say is it started the same day as the Restore Point. So going back to it didnt change the problem.