Laptop Mouse issue

[Emperor Ing]

Okay so I recently got a new computer, an ASUS. It works fine, except I got stuck with the worst-case scenario in terms of the mouse buttons. Put simply, I can use the left button, the right button, but I can't use both at the same time. This is especially problematic in games like Skyrim that make use of both buttons.

My computer has an ELAN PS/2 Port Smart-Pad, the driver version is 11.5.0.9 which, if my attempted update 5 minutes ago is any indication, it's the latest version of the driver. I tried disabling it but nothing changed. I tried using Google but so far I couldn't find any real solution. Does anyone else more tech-savvy have any ideas?

[rs2excelsior]

I also have an ASUS, but I don't think I have this problem. You mean that either one or the other button works, but that you can't use one for the left click and one for the right click options?

A quick look through the control panel didn't seem to yield anything useful. It's probably a cop-out, but have you tried a wireless mouse?

[Emperor Ing]

I may have gotten a laptop but i'm still a cheap bastard so I have no plans on getting a USB or wireless mouse.

[Togath]

aren't USB mouses in the 4-8$ range nowadays?
edit: what is a "wireless mouse" by the way? How would one even work?

[Elder Tsofu]

aren't USB mouses in the 4-8$ range nowadays?
edit: what is a "wireless mouse" by the way? How would one even work?

It is a mouse without wires, it send signals to a receiver in the form of a USB dongle - or if you have it in-built, bluetooth.

[Karoht]

I may have gotten a laptop but i'm still a cheap bastard so I have no plans on getting a USB or wireless mouse.
I had the same problem with a Sony laptop years ago. I tried 3 different mice before I found one that didn't have this problem. None of which had this problem on the desktops I tested them on. So yes, I agree being a cheap person is still probably a prudent suggestion, until we can completely rule out the mouse as the problem.

Test it on a desktop at a friends house or something. See if it behaves properly.

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Wait, you're talking about the trackpad? Yeah, I've rarely found any of those that were able to take that level of input. A mouse will solve your problem, though you might find a setting you can toggle to fix the problem on your trackpad. Maybe. But unlikely.
Yeah, 10 bucks would get you a USB mouse.