Double clicking does not open an app or a folder

I'm writing this for a friend, because she cannot get to this page. Double-clicking (almost always - except when it doesn't) opens a query window. If it's an app in the dock, it queries "Remove from dock, open @ log in ..." When I double click Documents, the window says "open, get info, open enclosing folder ..." When I click the Sȃfari app from the app folder, the window sez "get info, show package content ..." When I double click a document the window says "open with, Print, get info ..." If I open the **** thing (any of the above) I have this same problem with any links on the page. She has a Mac 10.4.10 with a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Imac 5,1

System Preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Mouse tab and check the double-click speed. If changing that doesn't fix the problem, create a new admin user account, log into it, and see if the behavior continues. Post back with the results. She needs to have registered to get to these pages.

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