- automatic left click
- Posted by Lance on May 24th, 2008
I bought this laptop from a friend. It has XP on it. When my cursor is on
something for a few seconds it automatically goes there like I clicked it
when I didn't. Is this an XP feature or what? It makes me mad and I would
like to know if I can shut it off and how?
Thanks
- Posted by Bruce Hagen on May 24th, 2008
"Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Open the Control Panel and the Mouse icon. Under Pointer Options, make sure
the box is not checked to "Automatically move pointer..........".
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
- Posted by Lance on May 24th, 2008
"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
- Posted by Lem on May 24th, 2008
Lance wrote:
Can you be a bit more specific than "goes there like I clicked it"? For
example, describe an icon on your desktop and explain what happens when
you move the cursor over it but do not click any mouse buttons.
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Lem -- MS-MVP
To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
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- Posted by Ian D on May 25th, 2008
"Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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It's called X-mouse. When the mouse rests in a window for a predetermined
time, that window is automatically selected. It can be turned off and
controlled using TweakUI.
- Posted by Lance on May 26th, 2008
It doesn't happen on icons. I will be on a webpage and the pointer will be
on a link for instance and before I can really read much on the page it will
just go to the site of that link. My computer makes a click kind of a sound
when it does it. It doesn't do it all the time either.
"Lem" wrote:
- Posted by Lance on May 26th, 2008
So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?
"Ian D" wrote:
- Posted by Gord Dibben on May 26th, 2008
Do a 'net seach for TweakUI and you'll get a bazillion hits.
One of which is this one
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
Gord
On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:00 -0700, Lance <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
- Posted by Allen on May 26th, 2008
Gord Dibben wrote:
him know that it is a legitimate MS product and is safe to use; that
doesn't mean, though, that one shouldn't skip over the instructions. I
haven't used it in so long that I've forgotten what's in it, but I do
know that it's loaded with goodies. I've never understood why it was
never made an integral part of Windows.
Allen
- Posted by Lance on May 26th, 2008
Hey thanks to all of you I really appreciate it. I haven't gone there yet as
I just read your answers but I will. Thanks again.
Lance
"Allen" wrote:
