The past week or so, I've noticed that my mouse (Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0) has been exhibiting strange behavior. Upon closer inspection, I've found that it is randomly ending a click and drag prematurely, and then registering another click, despite the fact that I have depressed the button the whole time.
Most of the time, however, the problem occurs when I let go of the mouse button. When I click and drag to select files, for example, upon letting go of the mouse, a click is registered on the item the cursor is currently over, so it basically cancels the selection and attempts to rename that file.
First, I tried rebooting. It didn't work.
Then, I tried installing new drivers. It also did not work.
The last thing I tried was turning the PC off, moving the mouse to another USB port, and then turning the PC back on. No dice.
To completely rule out a driver/OS problem, I unplugged it and replaced it with an old Logitech optical mouse. Despite much clicking and dragging, I could not replicate the problem with the Logitech mouse.
At first, I thought that the left button inside the mouse may have become worn down because I've had the mouse for about five years, but the problem also occurs when I use the right mouse button, which I do not use nearly as much.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be specifically? Are IMEs generally susceptible to such problems?
Thanks for reading.
Most of the time, however, the problem occurs when I let go of the mouse button. When I click and drag to select files, for example, upon letting go of the mouse, a click is registered on the item the cursor is currently over, so it basically cancels the selection and attempts to rename that file.
First, I tried rebooting. It didn't work.
Then, I tried installing new drivers. It also did not work.
The last thing I tried was turning the PC off, moving the mouse to another USB port, and then turning the PC back on. No dice.
To completely rule out a driver/OS problem, I unplugged it and replaced it with an old Logitech optical mouse. Despite much clicking and dragging, I could not replicate the problem with the Logitech mouse.
At first, I thought that the left button inside the mouse may have become worn down because I've had the mouse for about five years, but the problem also occurs when I use the right mouse button, which I do not use nearly as much.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be specifically? Are IMEs generally susceptible to such problems?
Thanks for reading.
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