right click menu keeps popping up

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right click menu keeps popping up

AS of late, within 10-15 inutes after re-boting my iMac (intel) will suddenly open the right click context menu anytime/anywhere on the screen that I click.When this starts I can no longer type into any text field wether online or locally. Usually at about the same time when I fingertip scroll using the same magic mouse the ENTIRE desktop enlarges or resumes normal size.

I have been using the magic mouse for a looong time and never had any issues untill last week.

I have even disabled my right click capacity in the Preferences Mouse menu. Even tried switching back to my USB mac mouse. I have put in fresh batteries all with no change.

Upon re-booting the computer acts normal for some time.

I have gone back in my time machine w/o any change or effect.

I have unplugged all USB connections except the keyboard, re-booted and it still happens after a bit of usage.

Totally Perplexed by this.

Truly appreciate the help

Regards

Russ

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Intel COre DUo - BUilt in 2008

Posted on Jul 11, 2012 8:10 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 18, 2017 2:54 PM in response to captfred

Winner. Thx. Always check the physical layer first. 🙂

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Answer 2

BDAqua

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Jul 12, 2012 2:54 PM in response to r2sillery

Hi Russ,

Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.

Have you blown the dust out lately? Let it cool for an hour & see if you can get these...

Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor

iStat Menus...

http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/

And/or iStat Pro...

http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/

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captfred

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Jul 12, 2012 2:59 PM in response to r2sillery

The effects you're describing would happen if the Control key was stuck.

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Answer 4

Jul 12, 2012 2:57 PM in response to BDAqua

Have you cleaned your trackpad recently? Perhaps something is causing a "false touch" to occur. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3226?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US#portables

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webattic

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Nov 1, 2016 4:33 PM in response to captfred

Coincidence or not, I am having the same issue with Macbook 17" shortly after installing Sierra.

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mdshah29

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Aug 18, 2017 2:29 PM in response to webattic

Even i am having this issue off late. Cooling it or dusting it didn't work. I think it's a software issue. Anyone with a fix?

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Answer 7

Aug 18, 2017 2:57 PM in response to r2sillery

Thanks to CapFred I solved my issue. Ctrl key stuck causes this behavior. I had my second keyboard in the room and the box was mashing the ctrl key down. Once I took care of that, all good again.

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