XPS M1730 clicking issues

[Anraleth]

First, apologies for any caps. The infuriating state of my HID drivers causes me to be only able to type with caps lock on to get lower case.


the issue is: any program i use with any sort of windows interface acts like i'm trying to spam click the file button of the program toolbar. i think it has to do with my input device drivers because my windows short cut keys dont work either. this makes it exceptionally hard to do -anything- because programs continually highlight the file button.

this has been going on since i reinstalled vista on my laptop
any help is appreciated.

 

[XmortisX]

First, apologies for any caps. The infuriating state of my HID drivers causes me to be only able to type with caps lock on to get lower case.


the issue is: any program i use with any sort of windows interface acts like i'm trying to spam click the file button of the program toolbar. i think it has to do with my input device drivers because my windows short cut keys dont work either. this makes it exceptionally hard to do -anything- because programs continually highlight the file button.

this has been going on since i reinstalled vista on my laptop
any help is appreciated.

Try uninstalling your HID drivers from device manager, reboot your system and see if windows re installs them, You probably had a fluk with the installation. Post back with updates

 

[Anraleth]

Did not seem to solve my issue. The OS automatically reinstalled the drivers the moment I uninstalled them.

 

[Anraleth]

Still having this issue. Haven't really had much time to do trial and error with it though.

 

[Anraleth]

Ok so. I've narrowed down the issue. It appears to be related to my left alt key and touchpad. I havent figured out how to turn off the touchpad, but basically if I use it, brush it, or anything, it starts the issue - as does hitting the left alt key. For now i've taken the actual left alt key off to remind myself not to hit it. Still trying to figure out how to disable my touchpad. I'm not seeing hardware for it in the device manager.