I am continually clicking on items and getting two selections instead of
one. A good example is scrolling through a file. I do it two lines at a
time instead of one. The problem is that I take a long period between
depressing and releasing the mouse button, and Win'XP is set for a very
short period.

I've been told that the proper adjustment is "Control Panel>Mouse>Double
Click Speed". But changing this control over its full range produces no
discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.

Changing the value "Control Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" does indeed
change a value called "DoubleClickSpeed" in the Registry. It changes it
over the range 200-900. Going into the registry and artificially setting
the value of "DoubleClickSpeed" to either 0 or 3000 also produces no
discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.

Is there anyway of increasing the detection period in Win'XP? "Control
Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" is not the proper adjustment.

Don J

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"Don J" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am continually clicking on items and getting two selections instead of
>one. A good example is scrolling through a file. I do it two lines at a
>time instead of one. The problem is that I take a long period between
>depressing and releasing the mouse button, and Win'XP is set for a very
>short period.
>
> I've been told that the proper adjustment is "Control Panel>Mouse>Double
> Click Speed". But changing this control over its full range produces no
> discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.
>
> Changing the value "Control Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" does indeed
> change a value called "DoubleClickSpeed" in the Registry. It changes it
> over the range 200-900. Going into the registry and artificially setting
> the value of "DoubleClickSpeed" to either 0 or 3000 also produces no
> discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.
>
> Is there anyway of increasing the detection period in Win'XP? "Control
> Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" is not the proper adjustment.
>
> Don J

Try another mouse. It could be the left button is worn.

You can also reverse (swap) the left and right buttons. Control Panel >
"Mouse" icon. Select "Buttons" tab. Check "Switch primary and secondary
buttons" checkbox.

Mark

My problem arises when I am scrolling through files. I've found a way
around it. I set "Control Panel>Mouse>Wheel>One Screen at a time". And I
use the scroll wheel to move through files.

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Don J

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"Mark F." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Don J" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I am continually clicking on items and getting two selections instead of
>>one. A good example is scrolling through a file. I do it two lines at a
>>time instead of one. The problem is that I take a long period between
>>depressing and releasing the mouse button, and Win'XP is set for a very
>>short period.
>>
>> I've been told that the proper adjustment is "Control Panel>Mouse>Double
>> Click Speed". But changing this control over its full range produces no
>> discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.
>>
>> Changing the value "Control Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" does indeed
>> change a value called "DoubleClickSpeed" in the Registry. It changes it
>> over the range 200-900. Going into the registry and artificially setting
>> the value of "DoubleClickSpeed" to either 0 or 3000 also produces no
>> discernable change in the behavior of clicking on items.
>>
>> Is there anyway of increasing the detection period in Win'XP? "Control
>> Panel>Mouse>Double Click Speed" is not the proper adjustment.
>>
>> Don J
>
> Try another mouse. It could be the left button is worn.
>
> You can also reverse (swap) the left and right buttons. Control Panel >
> "Mouse" icon. Select "Buttons" tab. Check "Switch primary and secondary
> buttons" checkbox.
>
> Mark
>