Why is my track pad cursor pickup things up without my instruction

it seems like every time i reload a page( i think thats when it happens) my track pad cursor pickup things up without my instruction; and then i end up carring whatever it is around and somttimes it then gets moved. i just hope i dont delete something while im trying to figure out what to turn off
anyone know what i should do?

You may have to send it again for repair.
It is not that common that trackpad is failing second time around.
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You may have to send it again for repair.
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nikkor nick wrote:
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Phillip,
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