IE hyperlinks and desktop icons left click won't open
 

Hey guys,

I'm running on windows 7 and currently, my IE 8 links and desktop icons do not work when i try clicking on them with the left mouse button. If I were to right click and select open, it would then open. I've tried a lot of the solutions that I googled, such as setting your IE as default, registry key edits, and stuff like that. It's getting frustrating, anyone have an idea on what could be wrong?