Mouse wont work. can right and left click but can't control the cursor. using a net book by dell with microsoft xp

You can use the Control Panel mouse options to adjust settings for the mouse
and the track stick (Windows Vista) or pointer (Windows XP).
• In Windows Vista, click Control Panel? Mouse.
• In Windows XP, click Control Panel? Printers and Other Hardware?
Mouse.

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Within the Control Panel open Accessibility Options or Ease of Access
3. Click the Mouse tab.
4. Check the "Use Mouse Keys" check box.
5. If you wish to increase the speed or change any other settings, click on the Settings button.
6. Click Apply and then close out of the box.

After performing the above steps you will be able to used the numeric keypad as a mouse moving up, down, left, right, and all the diagonals. In addition, you may also use the center "5" key as a left click.

You can follow these steps: (Click Here) or for more Info, go the main page: (Click Here)


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mcdevito75 here, Sounds like the mouse itself is faulty, if the right button when depressed returns to position and you hear the familiar click, and you don"t hear that from the left button, then the mouse itself is faulty, ask Dell to send another mouse, it should be on warranttee with your new computer.

Oh man!...
First, the mouse:
[Control Panel]
[Mouse]
[Pointer Options] tab
uncheck "Automatically move pointer to the default button..."

TouchPad:
Right-click [My Computer]
[Manage]
[Device Manager]
open the +Mice and other pointing devices
Right-click on your touchpad entry (if you can't tell which one, pick one - no harm will come)
You can update driver...
or you can uninstall it and WINDOWS WILL RE_INSTALL IT>

Let us know the outcome ... and how many seconds it took to fix...

Your wireless mouse the battery might be low, change the battery and go to control panel and click the mouse icon, and adjust the right mouse speed setting.

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I used to get this problem. It is VERY annoying as you must know. try pushing the windows icon button in the top right corner of your keyboard(thats where it is on my keyboard)then use your arrow keys to scroll up to control panel, select mouse by using arrow keys and then use the tab and arrow keys to open the mouse keypad pagetab and push enable and enter key to turn it on.
IF WHEN YOU DO THAT AND your in the touchpad properties but there is no 'enable' and it says no hardware detected, then go into the same mouse window from the control panel and go to the hardware tab and either try to update driver or use the trouble shoot button.

Hope this helped =]

Go to control panel, mouse, buttons tab, uncheck "switch primary and seconday button"...

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Try going to Control Panel and click on the mouse icon. Then the mouse properties will appear showing the mouse. In the left column,move your cursor over the right side button click on the drop down and select magnify. Hopefully it will now work.

I had to move the magnify function to the left button because it was to sensitive on the right.

In windows xp go into start menu, then into control panel then click on appearance and themes, then move your mouse over to mouse pointers click on it , uncheck "enhance pointer precision, and click apply, that will stop the mouse from acting crazy, this will work with dell mouse pointers and most.