I am having awful problems with mouse and trackpad after installing Lion

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I am having awful problems with mouse and trackpad after installing Lion

I have tried 3 different brands of mice and it happens with each one. the mouse clicks and sticks spontaniously and wont let go and hitting esc or trying to click somewhere else doesn't have any effect - it wont let go. And it doesn't seem to matter which program. At forst i thought it was just pwer point but it still happens if I command/tab over to mail or finder. and then I get the stupid wheel of death. power point (or whatever program I'm in) locks up. and then I lose recent edits.

I have a Mac book pro. I have use and external keyboard and monitor when I'm at my office.

When the problem has happened I have tried using the trackpad - but it's like it's dead. No click effect. No help!

I AM REALLY TRYING TO NOT GET ANGRY - BUT I AM READY TO SCRAP LION!!!!!!!!!!!

HELP!!!!!!!!

Posted on Jul 29, 2011 8:03 AM

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Peter Stubbs

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Jul 29, 2011 8:09 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

To give additional control for mouse or trackpad try this little app and it is free. http://magicprefs.com/

If you still have problems then I would suggest you try re-installing Lion.

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Answer 2

Jul 29, 2011 8:11 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

Also have you checked the settings in system preferences for mouse, trackpad and universal access to which Apple has moved some of the features which were previously in the mouse settings.

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Answer 3

Jul 29, 2011 9:14 AM in response to Peter Stubbs

Thanks - I'll give these a try - however it felt more like a bug than a setting problem. And the locking up of various programs is perplexing.

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Answer 4

Jul 29, 2011 9:22 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

I can't remember which but I have had one or two settings which Lion hadn't remembered so had to untick then re-tick again. You also need to allow time for Spotlight to re-index all content after first installing Lion and this can take sometime.

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Answer 5

Jul 29, 2011 1:45 PM in response to Peter Stubbs

Hi Peter:

I'm not sure which setting might have been wrong or whether I just got lucky but things settled down and I have had a productive afternoon! many many thanks for your help!

(This morning was the first time I had ever yelled at my Mac - which didn't seem to help but I felt better;-)

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Karen

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Answer 6

Jul 29, 2011 1:51 PM in response to Viewsfromabroad

Hey Karen glad to hear it hope things settle down and I yell at my Mac many a time so you are not alone.

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Answer 7

Jul 31, 2011 1:22 PM in response to Peter Stubbs

hi peter: im still in mac hades. my mouse will behave for a while and then go spastic and if i reboot then its ok but i havent found any fix short of rebooting. very frustrating.

very frustrated with my mac and apple and lion.

:-(

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Answer 8

Aug 1, 2011 4:03 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

Hi Karen Is this whilst using Apple's own magic mouse or another make. If another make then there could well be compatibility issues so try a magic mouse if you have one otherwise I am not sure what else to suggest.

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Answer 9

Aug 1, 2011 4:55 AM in response to Peter Stubbs

im headed to the store as soon as it opens to get one. thanks for your patience and help. i rely on my mac to earn a living so every glitch has an impact, thus my high frustration level......

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Answer 10

Aug 1, 2011 5:11 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

If you haven't already got one I would suggest also getting their battery charger as otherwise the mouse eats batteries, it works well.

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Answer 11

Aug 1, 2011 5:19 AM in response to Peter Stubbs

i have the apple white wireless mouse (as well as a wired rocketfish, a dell, a portable logitech with wire coil-up. do i need to give up on all do you think? ive also read that a low pram battery can cause problems?

thoughts?

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Answer 12

Aug 1, 2011 5:24 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

Get the Magic mouse it is worth it and then rememeber to install the magicprefs app I mentioned. Re pram I do not know.

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Answer 13

Aug 12, 2011 6:39 AM in response to Viewsfromabroad

UPDATE:

I was having all kinds of crazy mouse and trackpad problems after installing Lion. Reset PRAM and that helped briefly. Then found out my main battery was bad. Now that I have replaced it my mouse and track pad are behaving. It may have been coincidence or it may be that Lion is more sensitive to battery issues?

For anyone having similar problems it's worth checking your battery as this can cause all kinds of problems apparently.....

THANKS!

KB

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olenco

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Aug 23, 2011 1:02 PM in response to Viewsfromabroad

Thanks for the tip re MagicPrefs! Great app!

Is anyone having trouble with Mac losing the connection to Magic Mouse after the Mac goes to sleep? I am running Mac Mini late 2009 with dual-core 2.0 GHz and 4 GB RAM. Never had any issues under Snow Leopard, only after the upgrade to Lion. Battery is OK (tried fresh ones with no luck).

Turning the mouse off then on does not help, but ocasionally I have been able to get the mouse back by simply using Command+Tab. It does not seem to matter which app is active.

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Answer 15

Aug 31, 2011 4:15 PM in response to Viewsfromabroad

I am have the same problem. Changed batteries no luck. Need ideas to fix.

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