Macbook won't select if clicked on the right side. It seems to do nothing.

New Macbook Pro and Windows 7 64bit.
When I try just a regular "left click," the right side of the trackpad clicker does not respond. I have to click it to the left of center or nothing happens.
Does anyone know why this is?
Thanks, Wayne.

An arrow pointing up to what I think is the icon of a disk and it says EFI Boot.

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