Mouse Won't Click

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Mouse Won't Click

My macbook has suddenly stopped letting me click on anything with both the trackpad and physical button. I can still move the mouse around the screen, I just can't click anywhere. I tried using a USB mouse and got the same response, so I think it must be a software problem. I reset the PRAM and SMC - does anyone have any other ideas?

macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 3, 2010 12:51 PM

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iyacyas

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Mar 3, 2010 3:25 PM in response to cmmagnon

Will it not let you click or can you not open things that require a double click?

What mouse are you using? Is it bluetooth or USB?

Make sure that in system prefs/mouse & trackpad you uncheck the ignore trackpad when mouse is present.

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cmmagnon Author

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Mar 3, 2010 8:24 PM in response to iyacyas

It won't let me click on anything. The mouse that I tried to use was a USB mouse. I'll try to change those preferences, I just have to figure out how to do it without a mouse.

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iyacyas

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Mar 4, 2010 4:29 AM in response to cmmagnon

Try a safeboot into safemode and see if the mouse and/or trackpad works there.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

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elzzz

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May 24, 2010 5:10 AM in response to iyacyas

I have the same problem on my MacBook. Weirdly, the right mouse button will work on a USB mouse, but nothing else. The trackpad button won't work. I started in safe mode, and the problem is still there. I started from the Install disk, and the problem was still there. Could this be some bizarre motherboard issue? This happened after plugging in a new mouse (Kensington Ci20 optical) for the first time.

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Go1di

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Jun 1, 2010 5:47 PM in response to elzzz

I have the same issue. It started mid-session. I can also use a usb mouse for right-clicking only, which is useless. Does anyone have insight as to the cause? I'd noticed recently that the trackpad would seem to freeze for a few seconds every now and then. Did you have this before it went down completely?

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Jun 12, 2010 4:26 PM in response to cmmagnon

I have the same issue. The cursor will move, but it won't click and when I plug in a usb mouse the cursor moves and the right click work, but the left click won't work. I was wondering if it is a software or hardware issue so I did screen sharing with my iMac. The mouse works fine so I think it is a hardware issue, but that is all I know.

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