Solved: Highlighting erratic

[xaf]

Highlighting is not working properly in any programs that I use. Sometimes it will highlight only a portion of the text I select. Sometimes it will not highlight any test. Sometimes it will select all the text and I have trouble deselecting it. Sometimes if I hold the mouse button down for a while it will work. Occasionally (seldom) it will work fine for a moment. I tried to search this issue but could not find anything that seems to help. I cleaned and checked the mouse. I ran the Microsoft Office Diagnostics which did not change anything. I haven't made any recent changes that would account for the problem. Any help would be appreciated.

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Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 2045 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller, 96 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 76285 MB, Free - 41750 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Computer Corp., 0N6381
Antivirus: PC Cleaners, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Disabled

 

[xaf]

Anyone?

 

[TerryNet]

Try a different mouse.

 

[Byteman]

I've been having a terrible issue with a strange lack of highlighting on my Logitech wireless mouse....so, I looked around, and found one tip to try > Switch the primary and secondary buttons in the Control Panel. I did this, to try and rule out a bad left or right mouse button and it turns out, when switched the usually-RIGHT-button-but-now-the-acting-LEFT works normally to highlight and copy and paste, which does not work much at all with the buttons in the normal mode. I plan to replace the mouse.

 

[xaf]

Byteman, thanks for the suggestion. I switched the buttons and so far it seems to be working normally. So I guess it is the mouse even though I cleaned it and thought I had ruled it out as the problem. Guess I'm in the market for a new mosuse. Thank you again for your response.

 

[Byteman]

You are very welcome- stop by again anytime!