[sewingalot]

Just wanted to rant and see if anyone know a solution short of buying a new pc. The built in mouse pad keeps taking me to links and I am not even trying to get there! If my mouse rolls over a link for too long, I get to visit the page. Is it possible to turn off a built in mouse?

 

[chase127]

get a USB mouse

 

[Centromochlus]

get a USB mouse

+1

:hihi:

 

[OverStocked]

To disable the built in touch pad you can disable it through device manager.

 

[smp]

+2 :icon_idea

 

[mgamer20o0]

some might even have a button to turn it off on the keyboard. mine i could quickly turn it off and on with a click of a button on the keyboard. if not what over stocked said.

 

[Nymsley]

It might be possible that you have autoclick enabled.

 

[sewingalot]

It might be possible that you have autoclick enabled.

Homer Simpson, move over! D'oh. Thanks Nymsley, this was the problem!!! Boy, I don't know how I function some times. :help:

 

[mistergreen]

why would a computer have autoclick? Krazy windows.

A wireless mouse is a wonder. I love mine.

 

[sewingalot]

I somehow checked enabled clicklock. That is a horrible, evil feature. I am not sure what the purpose is other than to torture people like me. I actually have a wireless mouse around here somewhere. I should probably hook this up.

 

[redman88]

back up your important files and reinstall windows. see if that fixes the problem. i find the one of the fastest fixes for most windows problems. unless it acctually is a hardware problem.

 

[Nymsley]

Why would you reinstall windows when you can just toggle an option?

 

[OverStocked]

Why would you reinstall windows when you can just toggle an option?

Cause some people would rather up their post count than read a thread and see that it is resolved..... lol...

 

[lauraleellbp]

Wireless mice rock. Did you find yours?

Tiger Direct has a really nice one with a small button where you can flip back and forth between the webpages you just browsed.

 

[fishscale]

I got an MX Revolution for 7 bucks!

PWN.

 

[sewingalot]

I found it in my 'unemployed box.' I am using it now and it is soooo much better.

 

[jreich]

tigerdirect is good i also like to use newegg.com

 

[Church]

I somehow checked enabled clicklock. That is a horrible, evil feature. I am not sure what the purpose is other than to torture people like me.

LOL this thread reminds me of a Windows feature at one time that allowed people to flip their screen upside down, or put it on mirror-image. And the default quick-key shortcut was automatically enabled for some reason! So I used to get calls from people saying their screen was upside down and they couldn't figure out how it happened, or how to undo it.

All I could think about was how not only is that a stupid function to exist in the first place, but it came automatically enabled, lol.

Sometimes you just have to figure that programmers and developers are trying to amuse themselves. It's the only possible explanation. :hihi:

 

[jreich]

LOL this thread reminds me of a Windows feature at one time that allowed people to flip their screen upside down, or put it on mirror-image. And the default quick-key shortcut was automatically enabled for some reason! So I used to get calls from people saying their screen was upside down and they couldn't figure out how it happened, or how to undo it.

All I could think about was how not only is that a stupid function to exist in the first place, but it came automatically enabled, lol.

Sometimes you just have to figure that programmers and developers are trying to amuse themselves. It's the only possible explanation. :hihi:

the only reason i can think of needing a screen upsidown is if were to be used like a console video game. back in the day console games like pac man and space invaders used an inverted moniter in the bottom of the cabinet which was reflected off of a mirror which corected the image. alot of those old cabinits are still around, but people retrofit them with a pc to have a vast library of games in 1 cabinet insted of 1 giant motherbord to run 1 game. but it is still a dumb idea...