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cbayer

(146,218 posts) Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:01 PM Sep 2012

Help! My track pad just started actin all wackadoodle! [View all]

It used to click audibly when i tapped it and it suddenly stopped.

And it's not clicking on things. I have to click on them over and over to start the process.

I shut it off and cleaned it, but it's still doing it.

Any suggestions?

Pointing and scrolling appear to be working normally.

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Help! My track pad just started actin all wackadoodle! [View all] cbayer Sep 2012 OP

You have a laptop, right? Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #1

Yes, a MacBook Pro. cbayer Sep 2012 #3

Check the batteries (if it's for a desktop) REP Sep 2012 #2

I went into preferences and looked at all my trackpad settings and they look fine. cbayer Sep 2012 #4

OK, I went into preferences and unchecked and rechecked everything and it seems to have helped. cbayer Sep 2012 #5

Scratch that, it's still not right at all. cbayer Sep 2012 #6

I assume you've started and restarted. Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #7

I have. It seems better this morning, so I will work with it and see what happens. cbayer Sep 2012 #8

There was a problem with "swolen batteries" a while back Stinky The Clown Sep 2012 #9

OK, this is good information. My battery was running really hot yesterday, so cbayer Sep 2012 #10