Left mouse click causes delete

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I am running an Acer laptop with Windows XP and am having repeated problems with the touchpad.

When I left click on an item to open it (an icon or even a message in hotmail), the computer interprets it as a request to delete the item and delete item popup window opens. There is no way for me to close that window and the item is automatically deleted.

I have tried to reinstall the touchpad driver with no help. I have checked the configuration of the touchpad buttons. I have tried an external mouse with no help either.

What is causing this? How can I fix it?