Right click (mouse) not working?

[jh1966]

Hi guys!

My USB optical mouse just won't right-click on web pages any more, though it will folders, desktop and toolbars?? I recently uninstalled Sonicstage and OpenMG Secure Module, and my right-click hasn't been right since.

I was told on a site that it has something to do with "Context Menu Handlers"?

I tried using a free program called ShexView to carefully try to enable/disable these one by one to see which might be causing the problem, but only briefly works and reverts.

Next time I log in, nothing works?

What can I do?

[edDV]

You didn't identify the mouse but in general what I would do is download the newest driver for your mouse model, delete any mouse driver in device manager, and then install the new driver. Then reboot.

[jh1966]

The brand of mouse is 'Trust' (irony?) and thanks- I'll try that.

The problem occurs after about an hour's use, then no right click.

EDIT- I just tried uninstalling the mouse driver (said I already had the latest driver) and rebooting, but nothing! (

[edDV]

Never heard of it.

[jh1966]

No, but what do I do?

[redwudz]

I'm guessing you are using some version of Internet Explorer? It sounds like you have a registry problem related to Internet Explorer and not really a mouse driver problem as it works except in Explorer?

The problem sounds like you can't bring up the context menus for IE, as that's what the R click does. If you any IE add-ons, disable them and see if that helps. If you are using Explorer, which version? You might try FireFox and see if it works. Then you would know its a IE problem.

You can look at this page and you may get some ideas, though they are discussing IE8: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/c22675a2-2d03...7-8854f42fa31f

[Ai Haibara]

Does it happen on all sites? Some sites actually do use Javascript to disable your ability to right-click on the page (in theory, it's to prevent things like people taking images, but I think I've seen some overzealous uses of it in the past).

[jh1966]

Hi guys and thanks

I'm using IE8 but the Firefox browser mostly. and this fault happens on web pages, not the desktop or folders.

I'm thinking it started after I got rid of Sonistage and OpenMG Secure Module?

I'll try the disabling of add-ons though I think it's a registry thing? Damned if i can find the actual file...

[jh1966]

Hmm, i uninstalled the Yahoo toolbar add-on and disabled the java add-on, and for now, it's working... but I'll see later- after a while something happens and I get no right-click again!