double click/single click problem

> i dont know if i have a change of getting this asnwered
> in a microsoft news group but i dont know where else to
> trun.
>
> Recntly Windows (xp) on my computer has been behaving
> like a webpage so to speak in all applications and on
> desktop, to clarify every mouse click on my computer is
> now worth 2. Thus opening a file or folder requries only
> one click, this would not be such a big problem, only
> that every other single click button or function now
> responds double ... or in some cases not at all, having
> the 2 clicks cancel eachother out. This makes it almost
> impossible to use my computer because i have serious
> problems clicking anything because one click is now
> double click.
>
> I have recntly installed alot of new software on my
> computer including a microsoft service pack (2) i'm not
> sure exactly what triggered this change, and at first it
> looks as if it maybe a properties or options problem but
> having scoured my computer for days it appears to be much
> deeper.
>
> I have found a possilbe explanation on mircosoft support
> but even with this no solution since they are refusing to
> release a fix for this as it may be unstable. Anyway that
> may not be my problem so i am askig if anyone has ever
> heard of or experienced something like this, please help!!