another computer question

[gotrocks]

Hello TBNers,
You've helped numerous times in the past so here I come again.

In the past my mouse has let me click the right and have the option "go back"--
well it has stopped working that way, I have to move cursor to top left and click
"Go back one page"

Any ideas as to what has happened?
Did "This little finger do it?"

Thank you.

 

[polo1665]

Do you still get the menu list when you right click the mouse? I must say that I've never used the right click to go back but I just tried it and it works fine. I do use this for copy and paste functions as a rule.
Wondering if your mouse may have ate some bad cheese or something.


Mark

 

[Bird]

Like you, Mark, I've not used the "Back" function by right clicking, but sure enough, it does work for me.

 

[jinman]

Hold down the "Alt" key and press the left arrow to go Back or the right arrow to go Forward (Alt-left, Alt-right) as another alternative. For copy and paste, Ctrl-c is copy and Ctrl-v is paste. Ctrl-x is cut, and Ctrl-z is undo. I keep my left hand on these keys and move the mouse with my right hand. Right clicking the mouse also works as gotrocks says. I'm not sure why he is suddenly experiencing problems.

BTW: Norris, do you get anything when you click your right mouse button? It could be a dead button.

 

[waynokakid]

Could be some fuzz or something in it. Try blowing it out with a can of compressed air.

 

[/pine]

The right click menu is dependent on the current application and may even vary between different browsers etc...

in many instances editing the menu requires editing the registry which is not recommended for anyone but experienced users...

for more information use Google and search for "editing right click menu"

Always back up the registry before editing

 

[polo1665]

The right click menu is dependent on the current application and may even vary between different browsers etc...

in many instances editing the menu requires editing the registry which is not recommended for anyone but experienced users...

for more information use Google and search for "editing right click menu"

Always back up the registry before editing

I think gotrocks is saying that it worked before, but now it doesn't. So I guess if he hasn't changed his browser, or gotten a new computer, he should still be able to use that right click function like he did before. At any rate you would think that a right click would produce some sort of option list. If it doesn't, then I might suspect that the mouse is kaputt.

Mark

 

[/pine]

I think gotrocks is saying that it worked before, but now it doesn't

OK roger that...
if the link (back) is there but greyed out...try clearing the browser cache and history directories...

 

[gotrocks]

I knew I'd get some suggestions from this distinguished panel.

Yes, in the past I could right click and have the "back" choice.
After reading all your posts, I just noticed if I right click on the top left that auto lights up "Go back one page" a drop down menu with the last 7 pages appears.

I'll keep playing with it and let you hear any other new happenings.

"Are you man or mouse?" " I'm not sure, but I do like cheese!"

Thanks again to all.

 

[weldingisfun]

It appears the problem of the mouse has been addressed so I'll throw out another. Hopefully one of you, more computer savvy than I, folks can help. I bought a new computer, Dell Inspiron 530 with 4GB RAM and 640GB Hard Drive, in August 08. The problem began about two months ago when my file upload and download functioning time slowed to a snail's pace. I used to have what I would call "streaming video" from the Internet. Now, I can't even listen to a song from UTube without the computer buffering 4 or 5 times during one song.

I do defrag and clean up my drives monthly.

I have seen a commercial on TV about some outfit that can clean up all of the spyware and adware that allegedly slows down a computer, but I can't recall the name.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[texbaylea]

gotrocks -If the "back" option is grayed out on the right click menu it means that there is no page further back to go to. Everything is working as it should. You have reached the page that started your viewing session.

weldingisfun - It sounds like there are several programs running in the background that are using up the available RAM memory. All the special little programs like special toolbars, sidebars etc. take up memory.

There are some free programs I use to help keep my computers running as they should. They are Wise Disk Cleaner, Wise Registry Cleaner, and CPU-Z. The windows task manager will also show you which processes are using large amounts of memory. Another freebie is CCleaner. Don't use some on-line "cleaner" as you can't be sure that it won't add more stuff to your computer than it clears out.

When using Task Manager I have entered the process name in Google to get specific informatio about what it is so I know whether it can be stopped or not.

Another thing - if you use the tab function on your browser a lot that takes a lot of memory.

Hope this helps

Vernon

 

[/pine]

Now, I can't even listen to a song from UTube without the computer buffering 4 or 5 times during one song.

You did not mention what operating system you're running (I presume it's a version of Windows)...

there are several things you may need to do... first off I would suggest getting rid of the "Windows" firewall and install a third party application...I suggest:Firewall and AntiVirus Free Software Download from Comodo

this will let you monitor what your internet connection is doing and what programs on your computer are using the connection...beware, if you are not running a quality firewall other progranms on your computer may be using bandwidth and slowing down your connection...

another one of thefirst things to do is become familiar with what services and processesses are running...This is very important...

Open the 'Task Manager' and click the "process" tab...starting at the bottom of the list look at the process list by searching (Google) you can find a list with explainations for each one...some may actually be spyware or malware that will greatly slow down your internet connection...search by operating system...i.e., Windows XP, Vista etc...

A prudent computer should learn what processesses are running and whenever something does not seem right check the list for suspicious entries... especially beware of processesses that have .dll or .exe extensions...

You can prevent unwanted or unneeded services and processes from starting by using MSCONFIG

Once you install a quality firewall like 'Comodo'...as soon as you start the computer...it will alert you to any service or process that is trying to use the internet connection...generally the only programs that need to use the connection are your web browsers (Internet Explorer , Firefox etc.) and your e-mail program...along with anti-virus applications that need updates...

There are several quality (free) programs that will help you get rid of intruding spyware and malware...but there are many more that are actually spyware or malware themselves...rather than trying to list them here I suggest visiting a reliable computer support forum and check their indexes... PM me if you want some suggestions...

good luck