I've had my Macbook for about 2 years now. This is the first time I've had this problem. My cursor will move around the screen when I move it with the trackpad or an external mouse, but when I use my left mouse button or the mouse button on the laptop, the action doesn't receive and I can only right click with the external mouse. Is there any way to fix this problem and get my left-click working again? I'm running Tiger with a 250g hard drive (Which is a replacement for my previous 50g HD which failed on me).
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Cursor won't click!
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Did you reboot? That solves a lot of problems, and should be one of the first troubleshooting steps.
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Did someone switch the Primary Mouse Button in the Keyboard and Mouse > Mouse System Preferences pane?
Did someone switch the Primary Mouse Button in the Keyboard and Mouse > Mouse System Preferences pane?
I was able to right click my way into system preferences and everything was set normally. I've unplugged and re-plugged my external mouse as well. Still nothing
Ok, you've had the MacBook for two years. Did you purchase Apple Care? If so, take it to an Apple Store and see if it's hardware related. It would still be covered.
Please tell me you didn't buy a laptop without the "extended warranty"! I got it for my Mini since the components are much the same.
Please tell me you didn't buy a laptop without the "extended warranty"! I got it for my Mini since the components are much the same.
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I had the same problem. The fix was actually simple. The problem was that I had 2 mice connected to my macbook: 1. My Apple wireless mouse, which was accidentally left on, and sitting in my laptop bag. 2. The wired mouse I use when I'm home.
All I had to do to get rid of the problem was turn off my wireless mouse.
I had the same problem. The fix was actually simple. The problem was that I had 2 mice connected to my macbook: 1. My Apple wireless mouse, which was accidentally left on, and sitting in my laptop bag. 2. The wired mouse I use when I'm home.
All I had to do to get rid of the problem was turn off my wireless mouse.