Windows XP prank/trick ...

rapidex · 11-08-2008, 07:47 AM

Every 20th/30th input command on my pc (from the mouse I believe) is repeating itself.

So if I'm working within an application, every few minutes a single click (for example) renders as a double click. This is starting to sh!t me.

Can anyone advise on what has been modified on my pc and how to fix this problem.

Cheers.

edijs · 11-08-2008, 09:57 AM

how do you know that this actually was "someone"?

rapidex · 11-08-2008, 05:08 PM

I don't know that it was someone - too many late nights and too much coffee me thinks - post edited.

thomas234 · 11-08-2008, 06:16 PM

The easiest thing to try it a different mouse... Although I realise not everyone has a spare mouse lying around.

If you can be bothered, you could try a Linux Live CD and see if it does it whilst that is running. It would tell you whether it's the mouse, or whether it's something in Windows XP.

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rapidex Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Status: Offline	Windows XP prank/trick ... Every 20th/30th input command on my pc (from the mouse I believe) is repeating itself. So if I'm working within an application, every few minutes a single click (for example) renders as a double click. This is starting to sh!t me. Can anyone advise on what has been modified on my pc and how to fix this problem. Cheers. Last edited by rapidex; 11-08-2008 at 06:07 PM.

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edijs Programmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Male Posts: 519 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Busy Status: Offline My Computer	how do you know that this actually was "someone"? __________________ Come to Latvia \| Crossfade, Element Eighty, Nickelback \| The Best Series Ever \| Love the classics: PlayStationOne \| Works well for me \| Opera rocks \| My Ride

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thomas234 Big Geek Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Male Posts: 753 Times Helpful: 33 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	The easiest thing to try it a different mouse... Although I realise not everyone has a spare mouse lying around. If you can be bothered, you could try a Linux Live CD and see if it does it whilst that is running. It would tell you whether it's the mouse, or whether it's something in Windows XP. __________________ Nikon D40 + Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 + Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Nokia N95 & 8gb card

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rapidex Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9 Status: Offline	I don't know that it was someone - too many late nights and too much coffee me thinks - post edited.

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