Something's wrong with my mouse

When I try double-clicking on files in the Finder, sometimes the item won't open. I have to click on a blank part of the screen in order to get it "working" again.
I've tried changing the double-click speed both to the lowest setting and the highest, and the same thing happens. I've recently had to format my hard-drive and re-install OS X 10.4.10. Could that have anything to do with my mouse trouble?
It's not the mouse itself because the same thing happens with the track pad clicker.

I'm working backwards through the unanswered posts and keep coming across your name and problem. If you study the battery notes I gave you and clean both the contacts and the terminals properly, you should not have the trouble you do. The %age read out can be very unreliable.
Turn it over. Have you a steady green light? If you click it when it is upside down, does that affect the green light?
I suppose it is possible your mouse has had a shorter life than most and needs replacing.

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Hey Jared,
The first thing to try is a different keyboard and/or mouse.
Next try this, from the service manual:
"Resetting the PMU (Power Management Unit) on the logic board can resolve many system
problems. Whenever you have a unit that fails to power up, you should follow this procedure
before replacing any modules.
1. Disconnect the power cord.
2. Remove the user access panel from the bottom of the computer.
3. Press the PMU reset switch (shown below) once on the bottom side of the logic board and then proceed
to step 3. Do NOT press the PMU reset switch a second time because it could crash the PMU chip.
4 WAIT ten seconds before connecting the power cord and powering the computer on. If the
computer powers on, go to the next step. If the computer does not power on, there is something
else wrong with the computer, refer to the symptom/cure, “No Power” in this chapter.
5. Run MacTest Pro and return the computer to the customer.
Note: This entire procedure resets the computer’s PRAM. Be sure to reset the computer’s time,
date and other system parameter settings before returning the computer to the customer."
BTW the PMU button us under a rectangular flap of plastic in the user port on the bottom of the iMac. I haven't seen a block diagram on the G4 iMac but the mouse and keyboard are run by the PMU in most other Macs I've seen.
Richard
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When I try to connect my iphone to itunes it will not work, but when I connect an ipod it will. This is telling me something is wrong with my phone I am jsut not sure what that is. Can someone help me.

I was trying to update my music last night. But itunes told me it needed to be updates first. So I updated itunes, and my phone. But now when I connect my phone using the usb. It will not connect to itunes, all that comes up is a phone icon on my desk top(which doesn't allow me to do anything with) But when I connect an ipod it does connect to itune and I am abble to look at how much room is left, and the option to restore ect) . SO this tells me something is wrong with my phone it self. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem?
Thanks.
PS my lap top is running the new windows 8.

Hi,
Start Here:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/
And See Here:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/

My final cut is running extremely slow after having for 6 months. I use external hard drives and save nothing on my computer. it takes a long time to render now. do you think something is wrong with computer. took it to mac store but they fail to help

my final cut is running extremely slow after having for 6 months. I use external hard drives and save nothing on my computer. it takes a long time to render now. do you think something is wrong with computer. took it to mac store but they fail to help me. I have a 13 inch mac book pro 10.6.8 8gb 2.3 gfz intel core i5

What did Apple tell you about what they did (or did not) find here?
See if working on the main disk is any faster.
USB2 is glacial, as I/O interconnects go. And USB2 disks have been known to fail, or sometimes to drop back to USB1 speeds, too. FireWire 800 is substantially faster than USB2, but still not as fast as the internal drive connections can provide.
Put another way, start varying your configuration, and see which configuration changes (still) have the problem, and which don't.

"Something went wrong with running Nokia Xpress" A...

hello there,
out of the blue the nokia xpress browser on my asha 501 does not start anymore: it just shows the blue background with the globe icon. when i press the back button, the following message appears:
"Something went wrong with running Nokia Xpress"
- I have subsequently updated the phone software to version 14.0.4
- I have run the troubleshooter tool under "installed programmes"
("Debug <Ovi Browser> connecting on port 2800")
- I have restarted the phone
nothing helped.
is anybody familiar with the problem and might assist with some help?
thanks in advance
*chris.

Hi Chris,
I had the same problem but I managed to solve this today (04/12).
Follow the steps below:
Be sure to backup your files.
1. Settings (configuration) > Reset phone
2. Click OK. Wait restart your phone.
3. Run Nokia Xpress and DON'T upload your backup.
I hope that your problem was solved.
And, after this situation, when your phone ask to keep the old files of the browser, click on No.
Bye,
Pedro HSB
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Something went wrong with your request. Please try again later.
The only place I can get to is the account homepage. Anyone have any idea whats wrong?
Cheers.

Hi Fionnr,
If you are in USA then you can call them their toll free number 1-800-275-2273 or otherwise if you have an Apple ID then you can raise a request on https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
They will help you further.

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Something is wrong with XMLsocket

alright , I am using XMLsocket class, actrionscript 2.0
(flash 8). I have set up appache server on port 1024, and I can
connect without problems. But something's wrong with sending test
data (I am using log file to check for incoming server requests)
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Hello Alana,
Do these songs/tracks sound okay in iTunes? Have you tried resetting your iPod to see if that makes a difference? To do this, press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together until the Apple logo appears.
I would also try a different set of headphones/earbuds to see if that makes a difference as well.
And if the problem still continues, try restoring your iPod via iTunes and reloading all your music back over to it.
The last you may want to consider doing, if nothing from above resolves the issue is to rerip these tracks into iTunes. Try importing them in a different format or at a different bit rate to see if that makes a difference.
B-rock

Something is wrong with your Unlocator setup.

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Where are you located?
Why type of network are y oconnected to?
Home?
Business setting?
Free wifi?
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"Something is wrong with Plug-in SS Masks and Composing" ???

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Joel

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If something is wrong with your AC charger better let it be checked.

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Something was wrong with my iTunes before but then I deleted it and redownloaded it. It doesn't have the same problem anymore but now there's a new one! The iTunes License Agreement window pops up but then disappears! It happens really quick so I can't click on "I agree"! What am I supposed to do!?

hi Can!
I have the same problem... I cant listen to my music that i have bought online and transfered from CDs.
what problem are you getting here? are you getting an error message when you try to launch itunes? are you just getting a "flash" of an itunes or quicktime screen? are you just getting an hourglass (in which case are you also running Norton Internet Security 2005)? or is something else happening?
please describe your own symptoms in some detail. (err on the side of too much detail ... there's could be a bunch of different things going on.)
love, b

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