Mouse button configuration won't stick

[Bob S]

I'm left handed, so I check the box in mouse properties to
switch primary and secondary buttons. However, it doesn't
stick. Every time I reboot it goes back to being right
handed.

I had purchased the Logitech left handed mouse, and
installed the software for it (SetPoint), but I had to
uninstall it because the mouse wouldn't power on. [Believe
it or not, I went though eight different Logitech left
handed mice before I finally gave up -- none of them would
power on.]

I've uninstalled the SetPoint software, but haven't looked
in the registry to see if there are any remnants that have
to be deleted manually. Not clear to me why that would
affect this, though.

Any ideas how to fix this problem?

Thanks.

 

[R. McCarty]

What brand of mouse are you using now ? SetPoint does leave
some remnant components on the machine. Usually you can do
a full system search for the string Logitech and you'll find folders
matching that name that can be safely deleted ( As long as you
have no other Logitech products like a WebCam ).

In some cases the inability of a setting to remain "Sticky" is a
issue with the User's profile. As a test create a new profile and
using either XP's native mouse control applet or the vendors set
the mouse buttons to be switched and reboot to test the setting.

In some cases you can use Microsoft's Intellipoint software to
extend the mouse configuration beyond XP's.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I'm left handed, so I check the box in mouse properties to
switch primary and secondary buttons. However, it doesn't
stick. Every time I reboot it goes back to being right
handed.

I had purchased the Logitech left handed mouse, and
installed the software for it (SetPoint), but I had to
uninstall it because the mouse wouldn't power on. [Believe
it or not, I went though eight different Logitech left
handed mice before I finally gave up -- none of them would
power on.]

I've uninstalled the SetPoint software, but haven't looked
in the registry to see if there are any remnants that have
to be deleted manually. Not clear to me why that would
affect this, though.

Any ideas how to fix this problem?

Thanks.

It might be a security program blocking the Registry change it needs to
make. A few, but not all, of the programs now doing this are:
Ad-aware's Ad-Watch
IBM Access Connections
Kaspersky
McAfee VirusScan and/or Antispyware
Norton AV
Spyware Blaster
Spybot> Tools> IE Tweaks
Spybot- Teatimer
Spysweeper
Spyware Doctor
Windows Defender
Zone Alarm (free) 6.5 Reported to be fixed in later versions.

In the case of Zone Alarm 6.5 or Norton 2007 it actually has to be
uninstalled. Make sure the Windows Firewall is turned on until you
reinstall Zone Alarm.

Boot into Safe Mode with Networking and try the change.