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    Double Click brings up Properties. Huh?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by TheHighlightGuy, Oct 18, 2011.

  1. TheHighlightGuy

    TheHighlightGuy Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, I'm having an odd problem with Windows. As you can read from the title, every now and again when I double click with my Razer mouse, touchpad, and even click the Enter key, the file's properties window will pop up instead. I have to either right-click and click "Play" or "Open" (depending on what I'm doing) or close the window and open it up again, sometimes more than once.
    I'm wondering if this is somehow a BIOS issue since I had this same issue on my HDD. I figured a new OS would solve it, so I popped in my new SSD, installed Windows 7 64-bit, but unfortunately, the problem persists.
    If anyone else is experiencing these issues please let me know!
    Thanks in advance!
     
    TheHighlightGuy, Oct 18, 2011
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  2. t_man

    t_man Notebook Geek

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    Seems like the ALT key is stuck in your keyboard. Tap both the ALT keys a bit to maybe unstick them..


    NOTE: When you ALT+ENTER or ALT+Double Click on a folder or file, you will get the properties dialog. Its the default shortcut.
     
    t_man, Oct 18, 2011
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    sharingtango.com Newbie

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    sharingtango.com, Nov 11, 2013
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  4. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Nice! Thanks for sharing!.. that could obviously help... The ALT key being stuck could also be a possibility. Make sure you check both options and let us know.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 12, 2013
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