Abdul Raqeeb Kola Former Microsoft Senior Support Engineer/ Sr. We look forward to hearing back from you. I will be glad to provide you with the additional options available that you can utilize to get the issue If you have a restore point set then it would be easy to get it resolved. Please post back if you are still experiencing the issue. If you are unable to Click on anything on desktop, then you are in real trouble. How to configure the “Single-click to open an item (point to select)” setting for the mouse in Windows XP Click the Buttons tab for the Buttons configuration box.įor your reference I have also provided you with additional link that might prove helpful. Click Mouse to open the Mouse Properties dialog box. If not, click Switch to Classic View in the left pane of Control Panel.ģ. In Control Panel, make sure you are in Classic View, with all Control Panel icons showing.

Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.Ģ. You may also change the settings of the mouse and check.ġ. Note: After clean boot troubleshooting step, follow the “Steps to configure Windows to use a Normal startup state” in the provided link to return your computer How to configure Windows XP to start in a 'clean boot' state Putting your system in clean boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. Please get me corrected if I amĢ) Do you receive any error message or code?ģ) Did you check the mouse with different computer?Ĥ) What is the make and model of the mouse?ĥ) Did you try connecting different mouse? Then can across this post, ended explorer.exe manually, and restarted manually. I couldn't click on anything except the desktop icons, not application windows, not the start menu etc.

However, others have found that even this fix is only temporary as the old, bugged behavior might soon return.

Some users have found that restarting the Tile Data model server service manages to restore this functionality. Method 4: Restarting the Tile Data model server from the Services screen. See whether the fix was effective by right-clicking an icon on your taskbar. I am sorry to hear that you have a problem in your computer.Īs I understand you have trouble opening the programs by double clicking on it but you can open it when you right click and open. I came downstairs to find my toddler with my desktop mouse in her hand, and a right click menu open on the computer. In Task Manager, locate the Windows Explorer process, right-click on it and choose Restart.

Can t click on desktop icons