Middle mouse button will not open a new tab anymore

The problem started yesterday. I did upgrade from 4 to 5, however, it started a few hours before hand.
I tried restarting in safe mode, still won't work.
My about:config is the way it's supposed to be: (middlemouse.openNewWindow;default;boolean;true) and the other three options are false.
and i checked my mouse options through control panel and couldn't find anything.
so now what
on a Lenovo ThinkPad Edge running Win7

I got this problem after upgrading the ultranav driver. Then I found a solution in the interwebs:
Start > Control Panel
Mouse
TrackPoint
Choose Scrolling or Magnifying Glass Function: Neither
It did the trick for me. It seems that the driver "auto selected" "Scrolling"

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