automatic left click

[Guest Lance]

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

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

Re: automatic left click

 

 

"Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

>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

 

 

Open the Control Panel and the Mouse icon. Under Pointer Options, make sure

the box is not checked to "Automatically move pointer..........".

--

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA

[Guest Lance]

Re: automatic left click

 

 

 

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

>

> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

> >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

>

>

> Open the Control Panel and the Mouse icon. Under Pointer Options, make sure

> the box is not checked to "Automatically move pointer..........".

> --

> Bruce Hagen

> MS-MVP Outlook Express

> Imperial Beach, CA

>

> I did what you said and it was NOT already checked so now what?

[Guest Lem]

Re: automatic left click

 

Lance wrote:

> 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

 

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.

 

--

Lem -- MS-MVP

 

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

[Guest Ian D]

Re: automatic left click

 

 

"Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

>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

 

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.

[Guest Lance]

Re: automatic left click

 

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:

> Lance wrote:

> > 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 fand it will be on a link for eature or what? It makes me mad and I would

> > like to know if I can shut it off and how?

> > Thanks

>

> 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.

>

> --

> Lem -- MS-MVP

>

> To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

> http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

>

[Guest Lance]

Re: automatic left click

 

So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?

 

"Ian D" wrote:

>

> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

> >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

>

> 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.

>

>

>

[Guest Gord Dibben]

Re: automatic left click

 

Do a 'net seach for TweakUI and you'll get a bazillion hits.

 

One of which is this one

 

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

 

Gord

 

On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:00 -0700, Lance <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

>So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?

>

>"Ian D" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

>> >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

>>

>> 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.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Allen]

Re: automatic left click

 

Gord Dibben wrote:

> Do a 'net seach for TweakUI and you'll get a bazillion hits.

>

> One of which is this one

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

>

>

> Gord

>

> On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:00 -0700, Lance <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote:

>

>> So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?

>>

>> "Ian D" wrote:

>>

>>> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

>>>> 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

>>> 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.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>

As Lance hasn't heard of Tweak UI, perhaps it would be in order to let

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

[Guest Lance]

Re: automatic left click

 

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:

> Gord Dibben wrote:

> > Do a 'net seach for TweakUI and you'll get a bazillion hits.

> >

> > One of which is this one

> >

> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

> >

> >

> > Gord

> >

> > On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:00 -0700, Lance <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com>

> > wrote:

> >

> >> So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?

> >>

> >> "Ian D" wrote:

> >>

> >>> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-70B5F8704305@microsoft.com...

> >>>> 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

> >>> 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.

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >

> As Lance hasn't heard of Tweak UI, perhaps it would be in order to let

> 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

>