Trackpad, Dock and Exposé not working correctly...?

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theMusicMan

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Hi All

I have a worrying issue that has started in the last 12 hours on my Macbook.

Though I haven't reset or amended any of the Dock or Exposé settings - I can't get my Dock to show when I position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen (the settings are that this is where it is set to appear - bottom) nor can I get the Exposé to show when I move the mouse into the top left corner which is where it is set to show. With the Dock too... when I select the option for it to show all the time, it doesn't animate when I move the pointer over it.

Also, when I am in an app... say Firefox, when I goto Apple Menu > System Preferences - the preferences window opens, but in the background!! It doesn't come to the top, I have to move firefox window to then be able to see the Preferences window.

It's as though something has changed and is having precedence on my Mac over what I want to do?

Also... when I select the Apple Menu, then move the mouse pointer - none of the menu entries get highlighted when I move the mouse over them, I have to hold the mouse button down to get the item to highlight.

I am worried that all is not OK on my Mac. Any advice please...? thanks.
 
Restart your mac. It happens to me all the time then soon freezes solid on me (hense it's having a sleep over with mac genius tonight).

You'll probably have to restart it from the button becasue you don't have the menu's working
 
Supanatral: Your Mac shouldn't be freezing all the time. It sounds like a hardware problem.

Musicman: Sounds very strange. Part of the problem may be that you're using your trackpad and accidentally "clicking" by tapping the trackpad. A few first places to start: Go to System Preferences>Universal Access. On the "Seeing" tab, make sure Zoom is OFF.

Go to "Keyboard & Mouse" in System Preferences. Turn off "Clicking" under the "Trackpad" tab.

To get the Dock back, you can press Apple key + Option + D.

Also, try plugging in a mouse. Does that change anything?

Let us know if you're still having problems.

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