My right click stopped working!

[turtlespeed 226]

I was just doing a spell check and POOF - no more right click here.

Works on other sites . . .

But not here - WTF?

Any Suggestions?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Harmless 0]

This might be your problem

"Damn you Gravity, you win again"

[sickandtwisted 0]

Restart your computer.

Skymama stalker #69!!!!

[turtlespeed 226]

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Restart your computer.

I did restart.

And no I probably wouldn't have this issue if I had spent 4 times as much on an Mac

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[justinb138 0]

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I was just doing a spell check and POOF - no more right click here.

Works on other sites . . .

But not here - WTF?

Any Suggestions?

You have the skype add-in for your web browser?

If so, uninstall it.

[regulator 0]

Or go into the control panel>mouse>and verify if its been turned left handed. Check the settings and if the problem persists go to device settings>reset devices.

[wmw999 2,515]

It's a leftist conspiracy

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[turtlespeed 226]

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It's a leftist conspiracy

Wendy P.

IT IS ! ! !

So the right click works here now - but not on facebook.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[JohnRich 4]

Turn the mouse upside down, then it will be a left-click, and should work again.

[AggieDave 6]

Did you buy a Mac? A long time ago I did internet tech support via the telephone for an internet provider. This was the mid/late '90s and people had even less of a clue. More then once I spent well over 30 minutes with someone on the phone, asking questions and walking them through their OS only to finally find out they were on a Mac because they finally said they couldn't find a "right-click" and had been writing my directions down on a piece of paper to do later. WTF?

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[JohnDeere 0]

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Did you buy a Mac? A long time ago I did internet tech support via the telephone for an internet provider. This was the mid/late '90s and people had even less of a clue. More then once I spent well over 30 minutes with someone on the phone, asking questions and walking them through their OS only to finally find out they were on a Mac because they finally said they couldn't find a "right-click" and had been writing my directions down on a piece of paper to do later. WTF?

Thats just not right!

Nothing opens like a Deere!

You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers!

[turtlespeed 226]

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Did you buy a Mac? A long time ago I did internet tech support via the telephone for an internet provider. This was the mid/late '90s and people had even less of a clue. More then once I spent well over 30 minutes with someone on the phone, asking questions and walking them through their OS only to finally find out they were on a Mac because they finally said they couldn't find a "right-click" and had been writing my directions down on a piece of paper to do later. WTF?

No - No MAC . . .

Update - Click works here now and on pages in Facebook - I can use right click and scroll - but I can't get RC to work on anything else.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[GaVak 0]

Something in memory is messing with the input from the mouse. If you have any mouse related add-on software installed (like the ones that change the pointer to custom icons), uninstall it. It would also be a good idea to run a good antivirus/spyware scan to make sure it isn't malware causing your problem.

Failing these steps, you could delete the mouse from the hardware manager on the computer and reboot. This will cause the driver to be re-applied with the device is auto-detected on reboot. (Presuming you have at least Windows XP installed on your computer.)

~Gav

Life doesn't need reasons, just participants.

D.S.#21

[GaVak 0]

... oh yeah, and if you have a 'windows' keyboard with the Windows special buttons, you will also have a 'right click' button. It would be just to the right of the right 'Windows' button and to the left of the right 'CTRL' button. If that AND the right click on the mouse doesn't work on specific things, it sounds like you need to clean out your toaster.

~Gav

Life doesn't need reasons, just participants.

D.S.#21

[stitch 0]

Try counter-weighting your mouse with a Texas quarter.

"No cookies for you"- GFD
"I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65
Don't be a "Racer Hater"

[regulator 0]

for all your poor saps that still think apple computers are hacker-proof.

http://www.forbes.com/global/2010/0412/companies-apple-charlie-miller-hackers-security-hack-proof.html

[hookitt 1]

Me: Do you see a Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop?

Them: Desktop?

Me: Yes, the computer screen that you look at while you're using the computer.

Them: Oh.. yeah ok.

Me: Do you see Network Neighborhood/

Them: Yes

Me: Right Click the Network Neighborhood Icon, then select properties. -A window should have popped up. What do you see?

Them: Where?

Me: Did you Right Click Network Neighborhood?

Them: Yes

Me: Did you scroll down and click properties?

Them: Yes

Me: Do you see a window that said Network Connections?

Them: No, Nothing.

Me: We can start over. What exactly is on the screen

Them: Some icons, my kitty.

Me: OK. Is there an Icon that says Network Neighborhood?

Them: Yes I think so.

Me: Hmmm... it's either there, or it isn't there. If you don't see it, there's another easy way to do this.

Them: I'm pretty sure it's there.

Me: Are you looking at your computer right now?

Them: No, I'm writing this down to try later.


Me: Do this. Go home, if your computer is on, turn it off, once it's off, go ahead and start it back up. See if the problem still exists, if it does call me.

Them: I can't go home.

Me: That's ok, you can wait until you get off work. Just go home at the normal time.

....

That's pretty much verbatim.

My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

[AggieDave 6]

Yup, that's pretty much it! Nearly exactly the conversation I had. More than once with more than one person! Thank god I don't work that job anymore!

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[futuredivot 0]

I don't know, Dave. I'll bet that you hear dumber stuff from some of the people you see at work now.

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[AggieDave 6]

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I don't know, Dave. I'll bet that you hear dumber stuff from some of the people you see at work now.

Yeah, from my coworkers...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Andy9o8 2]

You know, when my glasses are off, and I'm a little drunk, the thread title looks like you belong in a museum.

[ridestrong 1]

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Me: Are you looking at your computer right now?

Them: No, I'm writing this down to try later.


Me: Do this. Go home, if your computer is on, turn it off, once it's off, go ahead and start it back up. See if the problem still exists, if it does call me.

Them: I can't go home.

Me: That's ok, you can wait until you get off work. Just go home at the normal time.

....

Them: Ok, but I'm a total idiot... I like pie.

*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.*
----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.----

[Racenic 0]

Had the same problem about 2 months ago. Right Click stopped working right in the middle of surfing the web.
Tried everything in the book!
Brought a new mouse and the problem was fixed! it's the hardware, not the soft ware!

Nick D

The key to Immortality is- first living a life worth remembering”

[airtwardo 7]

Had to do a double take at the thread title...wondered just how many ya GOT?!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~