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Desktop icons do not respond!

Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by Doctor Gallop, Feb 21, 2012.

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  1. Doctor Gallop TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 122

    Hello Everyone,
    I am running Windows XP on an older HP Compaq computer
    Question: Why would the icons on my desktop suddenly stop opening by the usual double click on them?
    Now I have to "right click" and then click on "open" to get it going.

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    Doctor Gallop, Feb 21, 2012
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  2. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,731   +62

    You may have a virus or other malware infection
    Tmagic650, Feb 23, 2012
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  3. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,946   +120

    Your double-click speed could also be set way too fast for you somehow. You should be able to find that option in your control panel under the mouse options somewhere.
    LNCPapa, Feb 23, 2012
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  4. gbhall TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,069   +15

    Is double-click working normally everywhere else? i.e. it's definitely not just the mouse button ?

    Also try highlighting the icon with a single click, then pressing enter. Does that still work or not? Enter is supposed to equal double-click and failure here might help diagnose the problem.

    Sometimes the desktop icon cache becomes corrupted. To rebuild it,
    Right-click dektop, select properties.
    Go to settings tab->Adjust font size dpi.
    Change your font size to 120 dpi and reboot the computer.
    Again change the font size to 96 dpi and reboot your computer again.

    There are several other ways to rebuild the cache - we'll try those if this one does not work.
    gbhall, Feb 26, 2012
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