Mouse Pad on laptop not workign properly

About a week ago i noticed my mouse pad clicker on my macbook not working. Only one side seems to be registering when i click on something on the computer.
Any ideas as to what to do to fix it. I know i can use a regular mouse, but I woudl still liek to find out what is wrong with my macbook.
Thanks.

My mother just purchased a MacBook 2 months ago, and when I went to visit her last week I noticed that the trackpad button was doing this exact same thing! She had always said it was hard to click, but I had chalked that up to a 70 year old woman trying to figure out how to use a trackpad. Turns out, this had been going on since the beginning.
I'm on hold waiting for AppleCare right now... she doesn't live near an Apple Store, so I'll be interested in hearing what needs to happen next. In 2 months she's already become attached to this thing, so sending it in for repair/diagnose will be difficult for her. I hope it doesn't come to that...
I'll post any results.
Have you figured anything out in the past few days?

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My laptops mouse pad wheel does not work in the bookmarks menu. It works fine in any other application or on the main view in firefox. I'm not very organized and have hundreds of bookmarks, it's frustrating to have to wait for the up/down buttons in the bookmarks menu to scroll.
I've read https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cannot+scroll+with+mouse+wheel+or+touchpad
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Here are my specs. I won't dump the entire dxdiag, I'm sure there's a lot of redundant info. in it.
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Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
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Page File: 1489MB used, 6185MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
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System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode
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Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
DirectInput Devices
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: Keyboard
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Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
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PS/2 Devices
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Maybe FCP 3 doesn't provide support for mouse wheel scrolling? I can't remember and I'm not going to install FCP 3 to test that theory.
You should be able to at least set the MS mouse driver to perform scroll wheel functions in FCP through the MS mouse preference pane (zoom in/out for example) but I don't know if that includes scrolling.

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Issue: anytime i type anything on the keyboard my wrist hardly brushes against the mouse touchpad and it completely changes the area where I'm typing and is just a huge issue.
now.... I have gone to control panel and tried to go in there and diable the mousepad, but in the mouse area there was no option to do that.
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There are several possible causes for this issue. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried until it's resolved. Some may not apply in your case.
1. Follow the instructions in this support article, and also this one, if applicable. A damaged or defective AC adapter could be the cause, even if it's the right kind.
2. Press down all four corners of the trackpad at once and release. If there's any effect, it's likely to be temporary, and in that case the unit must be serviced or replaced.
3. Open the Bluetooth preference pane in System Preferences and delete all pointing devices other than the trackpad, if applicable. Disconnect any USB pointing devices. By a "pointing device," I mean a peripheral that moves the cursor, such as a trackpad, mouse, trackball, or graphics tablet. A plain keyboard is not a pointing device.
4. Start up in safe mode and test, preferably without launching any third-party applications. If you don't have the problem in safe mode, but it comes back when you restart as usual, stop here and post your results. Do the same if you can't start in safe mode. If there was no difference in safe mode, go on to the next step.
5. Reset the System Management Controller.
6. If you're using a Bluetooth trackpad, investigate potential sources of interference, including USB 3 devices.
7. A swollen battery in a portable computer can impinge on the trackpad from below and cause erratic behavior. If you have trouble clicking the trackpad, this is likely the reason. The battery must be replaced without delay.
8. There's a report that a (possibly defective) Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter can cause the built-in trackpad of a MacBook to behave erratically. If you're using such an adapter, disconnect it and test.
9. There's also a report of erratic cursor movements caused by an external display that was connected but not turned on.
10. If none of the above applies, or if you have another reason to think that your computer is being remotely controlled, remove it from the network by turning off Wi-Fi (or your Wi-Fi access point), disconnecting from a Bluetooth network link, and unplugging the Ethernet cable or USB modem, whichever is applicable. If the cursor movements stop at once, you should suspect an intrusion.
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Apparently it's related to the Firefox plug in.
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