Trackpad selecting without clicking

Hi there, I do not have "Tap to click" enabled, however every now and then, when I pass the mouse over the menus, the menus are activated and pull down. Is this a hardware issue with the trackpad?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 28, 2012 5:29 PM

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Jan 7, 2014 3:54 PM in response to ozdude

I am now having the same or similar issues, frustrting, I am wondering if my issue is due to Mavericks? the batteries only last a week or two now, it intermitantly selects and hilites anything it passes, I change the (rechargeable) batteris, wiped the trackpad, double checked its settings/ preferances, still an issue at times, could the thing be defective or mavericks? what else

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Trackpad selecting without clicking

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