Track pad suddengly starts behaving strange :/

Hi
Today i went to use my MBP and noticed that my left click suddenly behaved weird., like i normally click and choose, hold it down and drag, but today it was dragging, even clicking and dragging while i moved the pointer by itself, its annoying, it removed things from the finder bar, it randomly clicks and drags while i move the mouse pointer, im on a iMac posting this, my MBP is useless,
i tried checking the preferences to make sure i did not have any settings that allowed this and they are the same, i even created a new user to see if maybe my use got corrupted over night, same thing on that use, it is as if the track pad randomly licks when i move it.

Does regular left click function properly? It sounds as if your trackpad may be stuck in the activated (clicked) position.
For starters, you can try resetting your SMC. The SMC, among other things, deals with trackpad control:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
Just be sure to follow the instructions for your specific machine as they vary from model to model.
It does sound like your problem may just require that your trackpad be adjusted. The trackpad is adjustable.:
http://www.myservice.com/blog/2009/06/macbook-pro-unibody-trackpad/

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