Trackpad Tap and Click problem (won't click sometimes)

Hello,
I have a Macbook Pro Mid 2012 (MD104)
I had this problem since the beginning (i'm a new mac user for almost 7 months now), i'm really getting tired of this
sometimes (maybe 5-10 times a day) when i tap to click (or even really click with trackpad) it does not work (trackpad is fine , this is a software problem because i have also Windows on my mac and its fine there)
for example it happens when im clicking the Close button to close a window
then "i have to click elsewhere, any where, and then it will click just fine where it didn't work before"
I have Tap to click and Three Finger drag enabled (maybe it is related)
i searched a lot and did many things, neither of them worked
What should i do? any help is appreciated

See if deleting the System Preferences plist solves the problem:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4301
Ciao.

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