# One click of the mouse = three or four clicks on my desktop **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076 "2007-03-15T19:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aluminumdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@aluminumdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aluminumdisc)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/1 "2007-03-15T19:30:36Z")
Hello, I am having an odd computer problem after getting rid of a trojan/keylogger. When I give my mouse a single click it automatically bumps it up to a double, triple or even a 4X click. If I try to open a window from a page it will open 3 or 4. Photoshop is hard to work with as well. I’ve tried to google this problem but I can’t find out anything. Do you have any suggestions? It’s a software issue I think 'cause I’ve tried a couple of mice. Thanks! ad ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/2 "2007-03-15T20:20:51Z")
[QUOTE=aluminumdisc] It’s a software issue I think 'cause I’ve tried a couple of mice. [/QUOTE] Hey **aluminumdisc**. Best of luck with your situation. Just wanted to say that “mice” cracks me up. 😃 _bump_ ---
**Author:** ![aluminumdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@aluminumdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aluminumdisc)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/3 "2007-03-16T00:21:07Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Hey **aluminumdisc**. Best of luck with your situation. Just wanted to say that “mice” cracks me up. 😃 _bump_ [/QUOTE] Mouses didn’t sound right to me. I guess that mice is nice. b ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/4 "2007-03-16T00:24:18Z")
I hate to state the obvious, but have you checked the mouse settings in the control panel? ( I am assuming a Windows OS here) ---
**Author:** ![aluminumdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@aluminumdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aluminumdisc)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/5 "2007-03-16T00:57:50Z")
[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried] I hate to state the obvious, but have you checked the mouse settings in the control panel? ( I am assuming a Windows OS here) [/QUOTE] Hello and thanks for the help, It wouldn’t be the 1st time that I didn’t look in the most obvious place :smack: :smack: but I did check again and it looks OK. If this was a common malware problem, other dopers might have seen this issue. I will try another mouse and see if the ones that I tried may both be out of whack. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-click-of-the-mouse-three-or-four-clicks-on-my-desktop/396076/6 "2007-03-16T01:22:17Z")
Try unplugging your mouse, removing it via control panel and then adding it back. If it still misbehaves, try re-loading the drivers for it. Good luck.