Software Simulation only capturing first click

Hello - I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have a Captivate file created and I'm trying to add a software simulation to the presentation. When I do, it only captures my first click and nothing else. I don't really want to do a video because I want to allow pauses and the information to be spread across slides. Any help is really appreciated!

Hello Lilybiri -
Yes, the application is on my system. I did read some other posts that it only captures all clicks when the application is on the main monitor. I had it on my secondary screen, which I believe caused the issue. Now that I have it running on my main computer, it seems to work.
On another note - what do you mean am I running Captivate as Admin?

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