Double-Clicking the Mouse Does Not Work in Windows

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q121155

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft IntelliPoint software version 1.0
Microsoft Mouse driver versions 8.0, 9.0

SYMPTOMS

Inside Microsoft Windows, double-clicking your mouse does not work correctly, although the single click does work as expected. Adjusting the double-click speed has no effect.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following lines are set to either zero (0) or a letter (for example, x):

   [Windows]
   doubleclickheight=
   doubleclickwidth=

RESOLUTION

Open the WIN.INI file and search for the following lines:
```
      doubleclickheight=
      doubleclickwidth=
```
Change the values to a valid number (for example, 5 or 10).

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q93451
   TITLE     : WININI.WRI from Windows for Workgroups Version 3.1

KBCategory: kbhw kbprb
KBSubcategory: mnk win31 wfw wfwg windrvr
Additional reference words: cpanel mousemgr mousex16

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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