Magic Mouse keeps scrolling when clicked

I tried to find a setting to stop scrolling when the mouse is clicked down, but couldn't find anything. it makes it impossible to use google earth/maps. Can anyone help?

This seems to be a problem within the Google software. The only thing I've found that helps is to select scrolling without Inertia within the System Preferences.
Problem is, I like Inertia scrolling in everything else.
Regards,
Captfred

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I apologize for not making this clear -but all I can say is nothing works as before EXCEPT on the external HD where everything is working perfectly.
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That might be what is happening as again yesterday I went to move to spot light and up came the desk top.
This was the FIRST time that I was able to get back to my programs by doing the opposite.
Just now it happened again, but this time, I held the mouse firmly. Then it hit me - Hot Corners.
I have had hot corners set for years, but this is the first time I have activated it by mistake. Checked the control panel and sure enough, the upper right is set for desktop.
What I find interesting is that with the "Start screen saver" hot corner, you must keep the pointer up there for it to start, not like the others where you touch it and it does the action.
You will get the solved since your suggestion helped me find the true cause.
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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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I looked around in settings and couldn't find anything regarding this matter. I fiddled with some stuff but never got it working properly.
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Just want to give an update to my saga.
I have made many calls tonight only to wait to no avail. My last call took 35 min to get thru. After explaining my issues and findings to him in detail, he asked me to do the typical first defense steps. Shut down, and then remove the AC cord. Press the power button 10 sec to "fully discharge any residual power". Then restart. I am all too aware that when Mac goes into sleep (very similar to MS PC's suspend stages) there are different degree of sleep. If I wake it up too soon, the symptoms do not occur. While on the call, we did the sleep and resume twice. Each time I waited about 2 minutes, thinking it is enough for the system to go into deep sleep. In both tries, the mouse did not loss the scroll functions. Thinking the issue may be resolve - though I did have some misgiving about it, I let him go.
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