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[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Well it appears that my solution in post 16 did the trick. No more funny stuff with my touchpad. You can mark this thread solved. It sure is nice to have a place where I can ask questions, bounce ideas off people and get solutions to my computer problems. Thank all of you for the help.
- Cowboyjake
- Post #20
- Jun 15, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

I've got a Logitech laser, but it doesn't do well on the arm of my chair. It could be that the fabric is a rough weave. But thanks for the tip.
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- Post #19
- Jun 15, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

When I am at a desk, I usually use a mouse. But most of my work now I do in an easy chair with the laptop on the top of my lap. It's really hard to use a mouse in that situation. I appreciate the suggestion however.
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- Post #17
- Jun 14, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Well I couldn't find anything about pen and touch settings. I even did a search using different terms. I also checked what mouse setting I could find and not much luck. Then it hit me. Because I had had issues with my Dell touchpad on my Dell laptop, I had attached the pointing device icon...
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- Post #16
- Jun 14, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Okay. I think I have figured out something in which you may have the answer. When I was working on my laptop moving the cursor around, all of a sudden the icons on my desktop got smaller. I have no idea what I did so I checked my settings. Everything was just as they should be. I did some...
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- Post #13
- Jun 14, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Had the time and made the entry. Rebooted and played with laptop for awhile. Didn't fix the problem. I also thought of something else that may be of some help in identifying the problem. Sometimes instead of the "bulls eye or button" that appears, a four way arrow appears. You know, the one...
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- Post #12
- Jun 13, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Ok. I have something coming up in an hour and I have to get ready so it will be tomorrow before i can try it. Thanks and I'll let you know.
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- Post #11
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

I don't have either listed. Here is what I have:
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- Post #9
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

Okay. It helped but didn't eliminate it. It now only does it about 50% of the time that it used to do it. One other thing I noticed and forgot to mention is that once in awhile the pointer (cursor) will also show a hand (or glove) at the end of the pointer. I don't know if that gives you any...
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- Post #7
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] How do I resize the open program notifications on the taskbar in Windows 7?

That's the one. AND I OWE AN APOLOGY TO writhziden. In his post 4 he had me check the link "3 Ways to Customize the Size of the Windows 7 Taskbar Icons", which I did. I followed the instructions for editing the registry and it didn't work, but I think I was in my stupid mode that day and...
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- Post #12
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

No touch screen, but maybe the hardware/software for the touchpad is set up for touchscreen even though I have Windows 7. Maybe my click button is very sensitive. I don't know. It is just irritating. I may not be able to stop it. Thanks.
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- Post #5
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

That is where I took the screenshot, but the box is not checked. Besides when you check it and use it, it give you a larger circle that shrinks down to the small size and disappears. My small circle just appears randomly when I touch the left click key on my touchpad. I'm using Windows 7 Home...
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- Post #3
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] How do I resize the open program notifications on the taskbar in Windows 7?

When you have Windows 7 and open a program, the program temporarily pins to the taskbar. When it does, the length of the icon and wording showing on the pinned program is 1 1/2 inches (3.81 cm). When I changed the registry line item, the length of the icon, etc. showing on the pinned program...
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- Post #9
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista
[SOLVED] Cursor (pointer) makes a button appear sometimes

I have the strangest thing happening with a new laptop. When I move the cursor or pointer it sometimes makes a button appear under the arrow. It happens a mostly when I have just clicked on something. I can't find anything like it addressed on the net. The button looks like the photo below...
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- Thread
- Jun 12, 2016
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Hardware
[SOLVED] How do I resize the open program notifications on the taskbar in Windows 7?

No, what I want to do can only be done by modifying a registry entry. If someone can get me to the right area in the registry, I might be able to figure it out myself since I've done it before.
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- Post #7
- Jun 12, 2016
- Forum: Windows 7 | Windows Vista

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