- #Cannot click on desktop icons install
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- #Cannot click on desktop icons Bluetooth
It's been too long to take this up with the original tech, whose company we are no longer using.Īny ideas? We do not know if he wiped her whole computer clean, restored and then added the anti-virus software, or if he just added the software and cleaned up the computer. Her desktop is currently 100% blank (with the exception of a backround picture). We've tried dragging and dropping to the desktop, right-clicking to send to the desktop, copying the program or file and pasting on the desktop, and more.
She can create shortcuts in other folders.
Since then, she has not had the capability to create any shortcuts or icons on her desktop.
#Cannot click on desktop icons pro
He installed Hitman Pro 3.5 on her PC (a trial version) and before he left he told her she could reinstall all the icons on her desktop herself.
#Cannot click on desktop icons archive
Does this mean you can't simply boot from the OS X disk and do an archive and install? If this is the case, talking to Apple is your best choice.An IT support specialist came to our office a few months ago and fixed one of my coworkers computers. I notice you said something about cd's being spit out.
#Cannot click on desktop icons install
Have you ever had any drivers for an aftermarket mouse on your system? It is kind of a lame solution, but an archive and install might solve this and this procedure is relatively quick and painless on a Mac.
#Cannot click on desktop icons Bluetooth
I use a Logitech V470 bluetooth mouse and have no issues other than the occasional nuisance inability to click a few icons on my desktop.Įdit: After rereading your post, it seems the internal trackpad and mighty mouse don't work either I don't use any Logitech drivers. To me, this indicates an issue with drivers. I later purchased AppleCare because I was so impressed with the service I received and to make sure I wouldn't end up having to get into a discussion about dates on my way to get help in the future.Īre you using a bluetooth mouse or the trackpad or a wired mouse? You mention connecting a wired mouse and having things work briefly before quitting again. I experienced a serious issue outside my warranty period (several kernel panics in one afternoon) and they helped me through it right away. Have you contacted Apple directly? If you call Applecare about an issue this severe, you might find they are helpful regardless of the status of your warranty or AppleCare purchase. Click on the start menu, find the program you wan’t, and right click on it. Option 2 Find the Program in File Explorer Step 1. You will see the work link appear above the icon as you are dragging it. I found this solution by the following google search ( cannot select items desktop os x) and I was amazed it led me right back here to macrumers, to a thread from 2007. Click on the start menu, find the program you wan’t, click on it and drag it to the desktop. Spotlight works and finder works so I don't miss being able to click the 3 or 4 items sitting on my desktop.Įdit. Another reason I don't mind this is I really would rather look at my wallpaper than dozens of icons anyway. For now, just use finder to view the Desktop folder. If I find a solution, I will come back later and post. In any event, I wouldn't go so far as to reboot over this.
I'm not saying they will fix this, but they are about as far as I would go to deal with this. There are some system maintenance utilities that you might try, including Onyx and Mainmenu. It would bother me if things were genuinely not accessible, but it is such a minor nuisance I would never consider rebooting over it. I merely open a finder window and pick Desktop. I have this problem, but I haven't expended nearly the energy you have in trying to solve it. Have tried two leopard discs and a Disk Warrior disc. Removed battery for 10 minutes and pushed the power button toe reset the SMUĪttempting to boot from disc ends with the disc being ejected. Worked temporarily once or twice after resetting pram. Trackpad and external mouse work for navigating, but not clicking.ĭesktop seems completely unresponsive, hovering over dock does not magnify it as it should. Macbook core duo 2.0 (Original macbook release) running Leopard, all updates applied I have tried booting from the leopard cd but it spits the cd out. During that time I ran a permissions test, it corrected 2-3 things but that is it. Resetting the pram worked once, but only for maybe 5 minutes. I am still able to navigate with the trackpad or my mighty mouse (wireless) but clicking with either does nothing.Īfter some searching I have reset the pram multiple times and have also done command+S at boot and run fsck. I was forced to hard restart but it did not help. So I was just using my computer normally when I was suddenly having an issue where I could not click on anything.