Screen goes black and Can't right-click!!!

My right-click butten isn't pulling up my shortcut menu. It doesn't work at
all. Also, my laptop screen goes black after a couple min. ONLY when my
power cord is plugged in. I unplug the power cord and sometimes my screen
will come on immediately and stay on only while my power cord is unplugged or
I can sometimes turn it back on when I unplug my power cord and CTRL ALT DEL.
I have Vista on a Dell laptop. HELP!!!!

I would try a new mouse, to see if your mouse is having some problem.

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"lizzie borden" <> wrote in message
news:5DE20427-E52E-45F2-8A01-...
> My right-click butten isn't pulling up my shortcut menu. It doesn't work
> at
> all. Also, my laptop screen goes black after a couple min. ONLY when my
> power cord is plugged in. I unplug the power cord and sometimes my screen
> will come on immediately and stay on only while my power cord is unplugged
> or
> I can sometimes turn it back on when I unplug my power cord and CTRL ALT
> DEL.
> I have Vista on a Dell laptop. HELP!!!!

Some more things you could try:


- Update drivers (Most important: Chipset, Video, Mouse)
- Check your energy options in the Mobility Center (WIN+X)
- Check your device manager (control panel system settings) for wrong
settings for your keyboard and mouse or malfunctioning devices.
- Try other ways to get the screen to show up again (Use the other device,
press other buttons or keys)


Good luck and have fun,

Tom W.

"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news:1A6D4816-3F6E-497A-821D-...
> I would try a new mouse, to see if your mouse is having some problem.
>
> --
> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "lizzie borden" <> wrote in message
> news:5DE20427-E52E-45F2-8A01-...
>> My right-click butten isn't pulling up my shortcut menu. It doesn't work
>> at
>> all. Also, my laptop screen goes black after a couple min. ONLY when my
>> power cord is plugged in. I unplug the power cord and sometimes my
>> screen
>> will come on immediately and stay on only while my power cord is
>> unplugged or
>> I can sometimes turn it back on when I unplug my power cord and CTRL ALT
>> DEL.
>> I have Vista on a Dell laptop. HELP!!!!
>