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

"Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
>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

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

>
> "Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >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?

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

"Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
>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.

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
>

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

"Ian D" wrote:

>
> "Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >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.
>
>
>

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 <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?
>
>"Ian D" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >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.
>>
>>
>>

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/d...powertoys.mspx
> >
> >
> > Gord
> >
> > On Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:00 -0700, Lance <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> So what's TweakUI ? and how do I get that?
> >>
> >> "Ian D" wrote:
> >>
> >>> "Lance" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:256EB948-EDBA-4EAB-9101-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>> 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
>