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    Windows 7 will not "move"

    Well now, I do feel a little silly. Problem solved. It was a hardware issue, the mouse had run its final laps and the right click button was failing. Its when it totally failed and forced me to swap it out that I discovered everything was fine again. I knew I should have checked the mouse...
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    Windows 7 will not "move"

    Have not considered a System Restore.. not even sure when my most recent one was done. Something to consider for sure. No, I have a plain jane USB LED mouse, no batteries. But it has been around the block and might be the culprit. I dont see how a stuck mouse wheel, or similar, would cause...
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    Windows 7 will not "move"

    I have tested with another user on the same box and its the same thing.. no moving. I have not tested a different mouse but I can do that once I get home tonight. I read some other threads where a similar problem was caused by a bad mouse wheel. I hope its something simple like that. I am...
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    Windows 7 will not "move"

    I searched the internet but have not seen anyone with this problem yet. It just started about 2 days ago. I have Windows 7 Ultimate. I cannot move anything on my desktop. Icons can be selected but will not move. Its not that I drag them and they return to their original location when I let...
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    Windows 7 wont "move"

    Hmm.. I do believe this to be software related, a setting changed somehow perhaps. I will post this on the suggested forum and continue this there.
  6. avatarTX

    Windows 7 wont "move"

    I searched the internet but have not seen anyone with this problem yet. It just started about 2 days ago. I have Windows 7 Ultimate. I cannot move anything on my desktop. Icons can be selected but will not move. Its not that I drag them and they return to their original location when I let...

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