only have Right Click option to Open things

[Eddie]

Hi all,,

XP Pro

For some reason I can only open items via Right-Click and 'Open' from
context menu,, it doesnt matter if its a Folder or .exe or anything.

Anyone know where the setting is to allow me to open things with a
simple double-click? I have checked > Tools-Options in Explorer and the
setting there is for a double-click to open things. Perhaps there is
another I dont know about.

Said computer is not on the net and hasnt been for years, so I dont
believe its malaware etc.

Thanks

Ed

 

[MowGreen]

Eddie wrote:
> Hi all,,
>
> XP Pro
>
> For some reason I can only open items via Right-Click and 'Open' from
> context menu,, it doesnt matter if its a Folder or .exe or anything.
>
> Anyone know where the setting is to allow me to open things with a
> simple double-click? I have checked > Tools-Options in Explorer and the
> setting there is for a double-click to open things. Perhaps there is
> another I dont know about.
>
> Said computer is not on the net and hasnt been for years, so I dont
> believe its malaware etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed


Ed,

Follow the steps laid out for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP
Home Edition in this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837334

And, even though the computer hasn't been on the net for awhile, there
is *no* guarantee that malware is not resident.

Suggest you also download, save, install, update, and then scan the
system with Malwarebytes Anti-malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Click the Download free version button.

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware tutorial
http://forum.avira.com/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=86035



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[Unknown]

Have you checked your mouse settings? Click speed?
"Eddie" <albert@greenacres.far> wrote in message
news:%239bFPgeLLHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,,
>
> XP Pro
>
> For some reason I can only open items via Right-Click and 'Open' from
> context menu,, it doesnt matter if its a Folder or .exe or anything.
>
> Anyone know where the setting is to allow me to open things with a simple
> double-click? I have checked > Tools-Options in Explorer and the setting
> there is for a double-click to open things. Perhaps there is another I
> dont know about.
>
> Said computer is not on the net and hasnt been for years, so I dont
> believe its malaware etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed

 

[kraut]

> Hi all,,
>
> XP Pro
>
> For some reason I can only open items via Right-Click and 'Open' from
> context menu,, it doesnt matter if its a Folder or .exe or anything.
>
> Anyone know where the setting is to allow me to open things with a
> simple double-click? I have checked > Tools-Options in Explorer and the
> setting there is for a double-click to open things. Perhaps there is
> another I dont know about.
>
> Said computer is not on the net and hasnt been for years, so I dont
> believe its malaware etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed


Bad mouse / mouse button??

 

[Eddie]

Unknown wrote:
> Have you checked your mouse settings? Click speed?


Great. that did the trick. I backed it off a little and now it works.
Have another question but for sake of group will start a new thread.

Thanks

Ed

 

[Unknown]

Thanks for the feedback.
"Eddie" <albert@greenacres.far> wrote in message
news:%23XKJ63wLLHA.760@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Unknown wrote:
>> Have you checked your mouse settings? Click speed?
>
>
> Great. that did the trick. I backed it off a little and now it works.
> Have another question but for sake of group will start a new thread.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ed