Hello! I have the same problem with the mouse not clicking. It just started a few days ago. Very annoying! I have a Inspiron 4150... Right now I have an external mouse that my brother wasn't using... so that's working for now. But I'd still rather have the mouse buttons on my laptop working again. Does anyone know why it won't click? I've tried all sorts of Virus scans, deleted stuff I didn't need, removed programs, all that sorta stuff and still nothing's working. The mouse works for like all of 30 seconds every now and then, but then it freezes up again... I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out!! Thanks!
Sometimes, for no reason, the mouse buttons will stop working. I can move the mouse around, and even right click on desktop to gget properties, but nothing seems to register when i click on windows of left click anything...
after a while it lets me work, a bit...
(i can alt-tab between windows, and click to scroll down somethings.) But some links/buttons still dont work/acknowledge the left click.
I have noticed, that when this happens, I can no longer use the arrow keys, or page up and down to scroll on webpages etc. (And I think it only happens when webpages are open, but not sure about this (as i almost always have at least one page open most of the time)).
Virus scan shows nothing... but it's really annoying...
Just received my 8200 a little over week ago 3/17, and I am having the same problem. It is intermittent and happens mostly when using the stick and stick buttons. The mouse buttons stop functioning or are stuck (eg moving the stick highlights everything, just like if the right mouse button was continuously held down).
I just noticed this problem on my Inspiron 4000. I am wondering if this is related to Win XP or to the Synaptics drivers. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it very much.
In the mean time, I guess I'll just go through the suggestions listed at the beginning of this bb and hope that it relates to my problem.
Interesting that you say Synaptics. I've experienced the same thing (I guess same) every once in a while, very seldom in fact. But it has happened at least a half dozen times in this first month and one week of having my new Inspiron 8200. It uses the Alps GlidePoint/StickPointer driver.
The cursor does move normally when the problem happens, but I can't do anything with it. I use a hidden taskbar and so that doesn't pop back up if the cursor is put over it. The functionality returns within a minute or so, ending just as mysteriously as it begins. I can't seem to determine what causes this. It's just so few and far between it always catches me by surprise.
I finally found a fix to my problem with the mouse not clicking. The touchpad and buttons had to be replaced.
Before bothering to call Tech Support though, I tried everything suggested online. I had already updated the Bios, installed the most current drivers, ran the Dell Diagnostics, even added more RAM, when nothing worked I called Tech Support and they sent someone out to replace those components.
LiLAnGeL29
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February 9th, 2003 22:00
Hello! I have the same problem with the mouse not clicking. It just started a few days ago. Very annoying!
I have a Inspiron 4150... Right now I have an external mouse that my brother wasn't using... so that's working for now. But I'd still rather have the mouse buttons on my laptop working again. Does anyone know why it won't click? I've tried all sorts of Virus scans, deleted stuff I didn't need, removed programs, all that sorta stuff and still nothing's working. The mouse works for like all of 30 seconds every now and then, but then it freezes up again... I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help me out!! Thanks!
Ta-Yu
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February 10th, 2003 15:00
I have a very similar problem (Inspiron 8200)
Sometimes, for no reason, the mouse buttons will stop working. I can move the mouse around, and even right click on desktop to gget properties, but nothing seems to register when i click on windows of left click anything...
after a while it lets me work, a bit...
(i can alt-tab between windows, and click to scroll down somethings.) But some links/buttons still dont work/acknowledge the left click.
I have noticed, that when this happens, I can no longer use the arrow keys, or page up and down to scroll on webpages etc. (And I think it only happens when webpages are open, but not sure about this (as i almost always have at least one page open most of the time)).
Virus scan shows nothing... but it's really annoying...
MadClikr
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February 10th, 2003 22:00
hitmonkong
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March 23rd, 2003 18:00
Has this been fixed yet?
Just received my 8200 a little over week ago 3/17, and I am having the same problem. It is intermittent and happens mostly when using the stick and stick buttons. The mouse buttons stop functioning or are stuck (eg moving the stick highlights everything, just like if the right mouse button was continuously held down).
R_Diaz379
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April 25th, 2003 18:00
I just noticed this problem on my Inspiron 4000. I am wondering if this is related to Win XP or to the Synaptics drivers. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it very much.
In the mean time, I guess I'll just go through the suggestions listed at the beginning of this bb and hope that it relates to my problem.
iKlaatu
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April 29th, 2003 07:00
Interesting that you say Synaptics. I've experienced the same thing (I guess same) every once in a while, very seldom in fact. But it has happened at least a half dozen times in this first month and one week of having my new Inspiron 8200. It uses the Alps GlidePoint/StickPointer driver.
The cursor does move normally when the problem happens, but I can't do anything with it. I use a hidden taskbar and so that doesn't pop back up if the cursor is put over it. The functionality returns within a minute or so, ending just as mysteriously as it begins. I can't seem to determine what causes this. It's just so few and far between it always catches me by surprise.
R_Diaz379
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June 12th, 2003 16:00
I finally found a fix to my problem with the mouse not clicking. The touchpad and buttons had to be replaced.
Before bothering to call Tech Support though, I tried everything suggested online. I had already updated the Bios, installed the most current drivers, ran the Dell Diagnostics, even added more RAM, when nothing worked I called Tech Support and they sent someone out to replace those components.
annielovescompu
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June 19th, 2004 23:00