Pointer behavior changed...why? Fix? 2

[edweberg]

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

My pointer (USB Trackman Wheel - Logitech) behavior changed suddenly. I don't know why or how to change it back. OS is XP Pro.

1) I cannot move windows by picking the title bar at the top. If I try to pick the title bar the window resizes to full-screen.
2) Occasionally I am able to make the window move, but once moved, the window closes.
3) I cannot select and move scroll bars. I can only scroll using the arrows or clicking in the empty space.
4) I cannot re-size windows using the typical corner/sides/top/bottom picks. The arrow icons appear, but I cannot grab and manipulate them.

I have reinstalled the drivers. I have restarted my machine as well as several full shutdowns. I have switched USB ports. I have cleaned my device (optic window and ball). I have checked my accessibility options and none are activated.

Any ideas??? Thanks so much,
Erik

 

[ArizonaGeek]

Have you tried a different mouse to see if similar things are happening? That might narrow down the fix.

Cheers
Rob

The answer is always "PEBKAC!

 

[vacunita]

Looks like your mouse button is on its way out. Try a different mouse and see if it works.


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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[edweberg]

Well, dayummm. I look for a high-tech solution and Occam's razor slices right to the core of the problem. I changed out my trackball for a basic mouse and the problem I described is gone. Time to invest in a new trackball (much better for me for ergo reasons); I've been using this one for seven years. No wonder it's tired and no wonder I'm so used to it that I didn't even consider that it could be going bad. I even did a system restore before I read the suggestions to try a different device. Thanks for the replies: I owe you (both) a pint. An e-pint (?).

Erik

 

[cmeagan656]

A purple star (click on the "thank xxx for this valuable post!" link at the bottom of each helper's post) is the equivalent of pint.

Cheers.