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Help! Suddenly I can't click anything. Desktop seems unresponsive.
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Same Problem Intel iMac
I have an intel iMac with the exact same problem. I am using bluetooth mouse and keyboard...
I took the batteries out of the mouse, waited 30 seconds, put them back in, and voila! it works.
Don't know quite what a person would do in the case of a laptop, though...
Good luck!
JB
I have an intel iMac with the exact same problem. I am using bluetooth mouse and keyboard...
I took the batteries out of the mouse, waited 30 seconds, put them back in, and voila! it works.
Don't know quite what a person would do in the case of a laptop, though...
Good luck!
JB
Sounds like the trackpad button is stuck down, hence why it ejects cds at boot. Can you hold down the option key and get to the boot menu? You should be able to insert your OS install disc at that point to initiate a reinstall if that's what you want to try. You could also use that screen to test to see if you can click anything there. If you can't then it's definitely a hardware and not a software issue.
NOT a mouse problem. I havent used my wireless mouse since it started. I cannot click with a mouse or the trackpad button. The computer locks up if I click the trackpad button and I have to make it sleep and wake it back up so that I can use the wired mouse again.
I have had the exact problem you have thesedays
After all those tricks trying to resuce
It just recover itself once, and get me back to headache 2 days after
Would it be the only way as to buy a new Macbook?
It's just kind of joke to have such a money outbrust thesedays...
but what option do we have?
Hope someone else could pop up a solution for us.
After all those tricks trying to resuce
It just recover itself once, and get me back to headache 2 days after
Would it be the only way as to buy a new Macbook?
It's just kind of joke to have such a money outbrust thesedays...
but what option do we have?
Hope someone else could pop up a solution for us.
Someone else had this issue a few months ago. It ended up being a stuck trackpad button if I remember right.
I have this same problem. Nothing works. I thought it was because I installed too many fonts (8000) because once i removed them it worked fine. Now it doesn't. I have tried EVERYTHING. It is not the trackpad, the batteries, etc. It has a brand new hard drive and 6 gigs of ram. That's not the problem either. I wonder if Apple runs diagnostics for free? (at the genius bar)
btw. My buddy is bringing my snow leopard disc over now. Going to see if I can run disk utility from the disc or I may have to just install and do everything fresh. I really don't want to lose everything though and if there is a problem I sure it is bigger than snow leopard. So how exactly can I check if the logic board is going out or if something is screwing up my system? Like i said, I have done everything suggested and I still only get my desktop.
When I try to click anything (including finder and the apple in the menu bar) my screen just goes away, comes back and blinks every time I try to click. Safe Mode doesn't work either, same thing.
btw. My buddy is bringing my snow leopard disc over now. Going to see if I can run disk utility from the disc or I may have to just install and do everything fresh. I really don't want to lose everything though and if there is a problem I sure it is bigger than snow leopard. So how exactly can I check if the logic board is going out or if something is screwing up my system? Like i said, I have done everything suggested and I still only get my desktop.
When I try to click anything (including finder and the apple in the menu bar) my screen just goes away, comes back and blinks every time I try to click. Safe Mode doesn't work either, same thing.
computer keeps freezin
hi new to here hope am in right place....my puter keeps freezing fisrt time on a mac..i av the latest mac out...the curser thingy keeps spinning and i av to turn it of by the back button thanks
hi new to here hope am in right place....my puter keeps freezing fisrt time on a mac..i av the latest mac out...the curser thingy keeps spinning and i av to turn it of by the back button thanks
One way I found to temporarily fix the issue is to hold the Option key & right-click the Finder icon in the Dock. That will reveal a "Relaunch" menu and for me, that temporarily fixes the issue.
Interesting that someone mentioned the wireless mouse aspect, as I think my issues started since I bought a Magic Mouse.
Seem to only get the problem after the Mac has been idle for a while (I don't set my Mac Pro to go to sleep, only the displays).
Interesting that someone mentioned the wireless mouse aspect, as I think my issues started since I bought a Magic Mouse.
Seem to only get the problem after the Mac has been idle for a while (I don't set my Mac Pro to go to sleep, only the displays).
I have an intel iMac 27'' and I have the same issue but I just leave the computer a minute an then everything becomes clickable again.
I had the same problem with a 27" Intel iMAC. Removing the batteries from the mouse solved the problem for me. Thanks!
Same Problem here
Tried switching the battery out like the poster above suggested.. No such luck.
I can access my files via the finder, but anything on the desktop is locked and unresponsive. Very Strange. Rebooting finder has not helped at all.
EDIT: TO fix this issue I went into system Preferences, opened up my Trackpad settings, On the double-click speed area it was set to the fastest setting... I lowered it to the middle speed. IT works again.
Tried switching the battery out like the poster above suggested.. No such luck.
I can access my files via the finder, but anything on the desktop is locked and unresponsive. Very Strange. Rebooting finder has not helped at all.
EDIT: TO fix this issue I went into system Preferences, opened up my Trackpad settings, On the double-click speed area it was set to the fastest setting... I lowered it to the middle speed. IT works again.
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On my mbp 2,1 the battery "swelled" and I couldn't click anything. Check that your battery hasn't swelled, even if it isn't visible, try running without the battery installed (just running from the AC Adapter) and see if the problem persists.
If the problems persists, another thing to try is going into Keyboard and Mouse preferences and checking "Ignore Trackpad when Mouse is Present". If your mouse works then, well, your trackpad has gone bad.
EDIT: Just realized this is a zombie thread!!! Awesome.
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I had a very similar issue.
No click (right or left click) on the desktop. However, any other application was working fine. Also, I noticed I had no icons on the desktop.
In my case, it was due to PATH FINDER. I removed the options whereas it starts at login and hide some finder and those things.
Try just to uninstall PATH FINDER and see if you recover your desktop. If that's the case, you can play with PATH FINDER and see what was the option disabling your mouse on the desktop.
Hope it helps.
No click (right or left click) on the desktop. However, any other application was working fine. Also, I noticed I had no icons on the desktop.
In my case, it was due to PATH FINDER. I removed the options whereas it starts at login and hide some finder and those things.
Try just to uninstall PATH FINDER and see if you recover your desktop. If that's the case, you can play with PATH FINDER and see what was the option disabling your mouse on the desktop.
Hope it helps.
Here Is how i fixed it. Powered down my imac, unPlugged from the back of the computer the power cable, all external stuff plugged in. Let it chill for 30 sec, then hold down the power button for 10-15 seconds. Plug it back in and start her up! Worked twice over the years for me...