Tools Palette question

This is driving me absolutely batty.
Somehow someone changed a setting on my computer so that every time i click on a tool in my palette, all of the tool options pop open forcing me to choose which tool I would like to use.   It is as if, by default, it is right clicking on the tool, when I do not have my mouse set up for right click capability.
I looked in EVERY possible window, palette, tool option, preference, everything and I can not for the life of me find the option to turn that off.
Help!!
This may be a dumb question, but its making me crazy!

On my system it now behaves the same way as you have descibed. A single click automatically opens the RANGE of tools available under that tool bar item. CS3 and CS4 and they both seem to behave the same way. I do seem to remember, could be wrong, that at some point in the past you would have to  HOLD the tool down to get the options. Thats why I asked if you had an older version.
As someone who uses keyboard shortcuts, I don't often find myself accessing the tool bar at all. Isn't it something you can learn to live with?
forcing me to choose which tool I would like to use.
No it doesn't FORCE you - a single click will access the last used tool - you are using a mac.

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