Left mouse button stops working sporadically post SP2

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Michael Rendino

I installed SP2 on my Dell Inspiron 8200 last week and
thought everything was peachy until I began having mouse
issues. A few times now, the screen will switch to
another window or app and when I go back to the original
program, the left mouse button will no longer respond. It
may even just stop for a particular window within the
screen. Right click works and the keyboard responds, but
no left-mouse button until I reboot the PC.

Anyone have any insight/experiences?

Thanks so much.
 
What kind of mouse it it usb? ps2? Have you tired updraging the driver for
the mouse?
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I installed SP2 on my Dell Inspiron 8200 last week and
thought everything was peachy until I began having mouse
issues. A few times now, the screen will switch to
another window or app and when I go back to the original
program, the left mouse button will no longer respond. It
may even just stop for a particular window within the
screen. Right click works and the keyboard responds, but
no left-mouse button until I reboot the PC.

Anyone have any insight/experiences?

Thanks so much.
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Michael,

I've had that here too, and it turned out that the microswitch
in the mouse had gone sour.

To rule this out, borrow another mouse for a while.

Hans-Georg
 
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