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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 07:39
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Hey, when I try to open things on my desktop, they turn half transparent (when I double click on them), and when I press Ctrl+V, it puts it back. So it is cutting the icons, and then I re-paste them. Same thing in the start menu, I click something, the start menu closes, and nothing happens. The only way to open things is to right click, then open. I've lived with this for a few weeks, but it is unbearable now. Please help me fix this asap.

Thank you.

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FoxBlitzz
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 07:51 Edited at: 28th Jun 2006 07:51
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Did you set your Left-Click action to Cut in your mouse properties or something?

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 18:43
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No, didn't do anything, it just started.

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Zappo
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 18:57
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Try another keyboard if you have one - just in case. Keys stuck down or broken keyboard controllers can cause funny behaviour.
Also check that you don't have 'sticky keys' turned on in your 'Accessability Options' under 'Control Panel'.
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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 28th Jun 2006 19:13
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Sticky Keys is off, and I thing this is something with the software, not the keyboard, or anything related.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 1st Jul 2006 18:42
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Bump, this is getting VERY annoying..

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dark coder
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Posted: 1st Jul 2006 20:12
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i used to get this problem on my old 98 pc to fix it i think i did some mouse button mashing or something, havent come across it on my xp machine tho.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 2nd Jul 2006 08:41
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Ok, I got so sick of is, and could find out how to fix it, I reinstalled winXP.

So ignore this thread now.

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