waynew Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Every now and again, Vista doesn't allow me to right click. Forcing me to reboot. It also doesn't allow me to press the start menu or anything else for that matter. It used to happen on a Vista computer in work as well, so I know that I'm not the only one. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Every now and again, Vista doesn't allow me to right click. Forcing me to reboot. It also doesn't allow me to press the start menu or anything else for that matter. It used to happen on a Vista computer in work as well, so I know that I'm not the only one. Any ideas? No sorry never had that problem, but I'm not surprised. Yet again another windows bug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 What all programs do you have running? Anything that would stop right clicking? Doesn't sound like a Windows bug to me, but I like to have atleast a little faith in MS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Maybe improper mouse drivers. Another reason to dislike vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Or you could dislike the mouse company ;p. (OMG DID I JUST DEFEND VISTA?!?!?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Or you could dislike the mouse company ;p. (OMG DID I JUST DEFEND VISTA?!?!?!) That's a hard thing to do, congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I smell the beginning of another off-topic thread. Kinda like my Desktop SS. Started off posting screen shots of everyone's desktops, then it lead to server talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 It is a PHP forum, and to be honest, I don't care much about other people's desktops ;p. (Well, I actually cared at first, then two pages later....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Vista works just fine for me... I use it 8+ hours a day at least 5 days a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Last offtopic post from me I swear: //start I used to be a Vista hater too (still hate parts of it). Then I think 3 things happened: -Vista improved -I realized that following the crowd and hating any MS product just because it has a few bugs isn't quite that fun (I do think that Vista was released early though. Vista should have been released with SP1 in it.). -I finally came to terms with Vista being a resource hog (when it looks all pretty). I think this is partly the fault of the major computer retailers. Who sells a Vista computer with 1GB RAM and either no or a crappy graphics card? Who does that?!?!?!? It's just stupid. That's one of the reasons people have such a horrible experience with Vista. (OMG VISTA NO RUN GUD ON MY 1GB RAM, 128MB ONBOARD GRAPHICS, 2.0GHZ DUAL CORE PC!!!! WHAI?) //end Usefulness: Check your mouse companies website for any new drivers. Also, check to make sure Vista is supported. If Vista isn't supported by the company for that mouse, well... Too bad, probably won't ever work . Also, make sure it's either your mouse or Vista. It could be some obscure program or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamez Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Well, if you do not install any other drivers for your mouse, then Windows will use the generic drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 That could be what he is using. Perhaps it has issues with the generic drivers. Or perhaps it auto found a driver, but that driver was outdated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 No it's definately not the mouse drivers. I can click on things. However, say for example, I click on the "open up new tab" on IE it opens up a new tab that I can't use. Also, when it starts happening, the only button I can click on is the "shut down" button on the security menu. (CTRL ALT DEL menu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Is it ever triggered by anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Wait. You're using IE? Disclaimer: I'm generally also against the MS bashing. With the exception of IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Wait. You're using IE? Disclaimer: I'm generally also against the MS bashing. With the exception of IE. I'm with you on the hatred of IE. I think anyone who has ever made a website hates IE. I bet even IE devs hate IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I agree but IE is getting better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 I use IE, Firefox, Opera and Chrome. To be honest; I never really notice any major differences between them all. It's a case of whatever icon my eye catches first. The problem isn't IE related though as it can happen anytime without any significant pattern of events. When it happens, I also have a problem in using file forms on websites. I could go to upload an image and the file form won't open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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