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Hey guys. I'm a little confused. I got to my machine this morning and my mouse is acting nuts. Double Clicks do nothing, so I can't open a folder without [right click -> Explore], and when I click [Start -> Computer] it opens up two explorer windows. Any idea what's causing this?

And here I was thinking the thread was about Stuart....

Every time I've ever seen anything remotely like this (though it's never been entirely the same) it's always come down to a malware issue. Perhaps you picked up a trojan somewhere? Have you scanned for malware?

doo_much wrote:And here I was thinking the thread was about Stuart....

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doo_much wrote:And here I was thinking the thread was about Stuart....

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DAE_JA_VOO wrote:Hey guys. I'm a little confused. I got to my machine this morning and my mouse is acting nuts. Double Clicks do nothing, so I can't open a folder without [right click -> Explore], and when I click [Start -> Computer] it opens up two explorer windows. Any idea what's causing this?

Things to try:

• Reinstalling drivers,
• Unplugging and replugging it (hey, you never know),
• Borrow someone else's mouse and see if it does the same thing.
• (EDIT) I wouldn't rule out Stu's idea about it being malware either.

My old G7 started doing things like this after being dropped once too often - as you might have guessed, it was the mouse itself, which has since been replaced.

Have you added another device to your pc lately? (in the usb port) I had two mice plugged in (don't bother asking why - I won't tell) - and the one made the other float to the right. It was really weird.
Unplugged the second and the first worked perfectly.