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    Alienware m17xr3 mouse clicking issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by sharred, Sep 9, 2011.

  1. sharred

    sharred Newbie

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    Hi everyone;

    I got my Alienware 2 months ago and recently I have some clicking issues. It is like I cannot click anything on my desktop except for the task bar. Sometimes I cannot click anything on my task bar except for the icons and windows on my desktop. Pressing ctrl+alt+del and click somewhere on that screen temporarily solves the problem. I hope that it is not related to the graphic card or anything.

    Anyone experienced the same problem?

    For information I am using razer mamba mouse and I updated it to its latest firmware and I am using the latest drivers. I have the latest drivers for my laptop as well. I reinstalled the windows twice and still have the same problem.
     
    sharred, Sep 9, 2011
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    eleven Notebook Consultant

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    Can you try a regular cheapo mouse?
    Just to eleiminate the idea that that mamba is failing you and have to be replaced...
     
    eleven, Sep 9, 2011
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    sharred Newbie

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    Hi again;

    I don't think that it is related to the mouse or anything cause I reinstalled windows again but not with dell recovery. That means everything was plugged out and clean. But I experienced the same problem instantly once I plugged in my external hard drive(only the hard drive). I started to think that it is related to hardware.

    Any ideas?
     
    sharred, Sep 14, 2011
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