I have a new computer and am using Windows 7 for the first time. I'm having several problems that might be related. They seem to involve turning various keystrokes and mouse actions into shortcuts to functions.
The following have happened, although not every time I used the computer. Some go away if I restart.
Clicking on a link, like "New Thread" or "User CP", brings up the "Save As" window. To open the link, I have to right-click and select "open link". This problem disappeared for a short time. I don't know what I did to make it reappear. It happens with Seamonkey (Mozilla browser) and Internet Explorer.
I can't de-select items, for example, desktop items and files in a folder. Once I've selected one, clicking another or in an open space does not deselect the first ones. Normally, this happens only when holding the Control or Shift key when clicking on something. This happened the first time I used the computer and has re-occurred in every session.
Keyboard letter keys don't work sometimes. Enter and Backspace keys work. I'm not sure about others. It seemed to be using using shortcuts because "V" pasted text - a stuck Control key? But I'm not sure a stuck Control key can explain everything. I switched keyboards before starting this post, and this problem isn't happening right now.
One thing I hate that is working correctly - the new mouse has buttons on the left that "help" me by acting like the "back" button. Can this be disabled? My mouse settings don't have an option for this. There is no brand name or model - it's marked as iBUYPOWER, the company that makes the computers.
Thank you!
The following have happened, although not every time I used the computer. Some go away if I restart.
Clicking on a link, like "New Thread" or "User CP", brings up the "Save As" window. To open the link, I have to right-click and select "open link". This problem disappeared for a short time. I don't know what I did to make it reappear. It happens with Seamonkey (Mozilla browser) and Internet Explorer.
I can't de-select items, for example, desktop items and files in a folder. Once I've selected one, clicking another or in an open space does not deselect the first ones. Normally, this happens only when holding the Control or Shift key when clicking on something. This happened the first time I used the computer and has re-occurred in every session.
Keyboard letter keys don't work sometimes. Enter and Backspace keys work. I'm not sure about others. It seemed to be using using shortcuts because "V" pasted text - a stuck Control key? But I'm not sure a stuck Control key can explain everything. I switched keyboards before starting this post, and this problem isn't happening right now.
One thing I hate that is working correctly - the new mouse has buttons on the left that "help" me by acting like the "back" button. Can this be disabled? My mouse settings don't have an option for this. There is no brand name or model - it's marked as iBUYPOWER, the company that makes the computers.
Thank you!
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