Windows – Mouse: Single clicks occasionally register as double clicks

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I have a generic Logitech USB Optical Mouse (couldn't find a model number) and occasionally when I am doing a single click, it registers as a double click instead.

For example, when I click a file once, it opens it rather than selects it. What could be the source of this problem?

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Look like damage in button microswitch (I dont know english term for that. "rattle" or i miss?)

Some peoples can dizassemble microsvitch and fix it. Or it can be replaced (soldering) from different mouse.

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Got this one too. The odd thing is, it doesn't take clicks from my mouse, but it fully recognizes my touchpad.

Anyway, opening a terminal (e.g., with Ctrl+Alt+T) and typing:

metacity --replace &

will make it work if you're using compiz. If you want compiz back, type:

compiz --replace &

and the mouse will work again.

It's easier getting to the terminal if you have Gnome-Do or if you assign a hotkey to it (like the super/windows key or tilde (~).

WARNING: Don't stop metacity/compiz commands once started or you'll be in worse situation than you were before.

WARNING 2: The above command can force to log out, but still it's useful for issues like:

command key (super key) doesn't work
left click doesn't work

Windows – Mouse(s) double clicks instead of single click (its not the mouse)

Answering myself since this is what fixed it in the end. So in the end buying a new logitech mouse and installing its drivers seems to have fixed the issue. At least for now. Thanks for everyone who tried to help.

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