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DanS: Thank you for your response. I have tried everything, even what you
suggested, to a restore to a point prior to the installation of the new
mouse. Nothing seems to work. I even compared my laptop settings to my
desktop settings to see what the differences would be. That did not show me
anything either. I have run many register edit programs to clear my registers
of invalid settings to such as System Mechanic, Super Utilities Pro,
ATune-up, Registry Repair, etc. I went into regedit and tried that, too.
That is what really has me confused. I know of nothing else to do to get
back to my original condition.
This is one that has me completely baffled. Maybe someone will find a
solution for me on this.
Again, thank you so much for taking the time to try and help me! I do
appreciate it.
"DanS" wrote:
> "=?Utf-8?B?VG9ueW5NSQ==?=" <TonynMI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:A5636ECF-F5D7-44BB-BB9D-D67ACB3157E9@microsoft.com:
>
> > I installed a new Microsoft Mouse with supplied software. That for
> > some reason change my "double click to open item" and when I double
> > click to open an item it high-lites the name as if I were renaming the
> > item. I finally uninstalled the software that came with the mouse and
> > reinstalled my other mouse and software. Now I cannot use the double
> > click option to open an item. I have reset the double click option to
> > no avail. What can I do to return WindowsXP Home (all updates are
> > applied) to open an item when I double click?
> > Thank you for your help in advance.
> >
>
> That's someting that's never happened to me before.
>
> The first thing I'd try is to remove any mouse software that was actually
> installed, not the driver's.
>
> Then in device manager, under 'mice and pointing device's' (?), delete the
> mouse listed. I've never done this before, so I don't know if the mouse
> will be disabled immediately or not.
>
> then shutdown, probably having to do so using the keyboard...the
> 'windows'key for the start menu. shutdown, not restart.
>
> plug in the old mouse. restart the pc and let windows re-detect the mouse.
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