Option Click Failure

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AccaSoulCo

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Whenever I option click on the desktop of my mac finder shuts and reboots (takes 2seconds). no other programs are affected but its really annoying!

I can option click on dock items but not on any folders/apps on the desktop or in a space in the desktop.

This has happened more or less as a surprise, cant think of anything i have done to make this happen. any past experience of a problem like this or any help will be greatly appreciated

TIA
 
Nothing happens when I option-click on the desktop (or anywhere else.) What is it supposed to do?

Do you mean control-click?
 
Option Click is a way to download a file that is all I know.

Yeah, Andy's right, you probably mean Control Click (thats the Apple button)
 
The Apple button is command (not control). Control-click is the equivalent of right-click, which should bring up the contextual menu.

AccaSoulCo, if what you are doing is control-click, have you done anything lately to modify your contextual menus? Do you have a programable mouse or keyboard whose settings may have been altered?

Maybe if you create a new user account you could see if the problem persists there.

BTW did you do the update to 10.3.7 and did the trouble start after that?
 
Option-clicking on a different application than the one you're currently in is supposed to hide the front application. Is that what you're trying to do?
 
sorry for causing the confusion guys i did mean control click. im actually using a two button mouse so i was talking about the right click but the control click also doesnt work. i havnt changed any contextual menu settings but im still having the problem. i can still right click on the trash for example it appears to be only on the desktop...oh and sometimes in internet explorer :S
 
ps im in osx10.2.8

pps andychrist i used a new account and the problem was not there. im now going through the transition of one account to the other.
thanks
 
you could also have trashed the finder's preferences first or remove any contextual menu item altering software (any plugins?)... you say you didn't fiddle with contextual menu items, but it _could_ be that an older change there could lead to problems with 10.3.7, for example, which appeared _after_ you installed some CMM.
 
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