Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or menus
will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting for a
click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time not
being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.

There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere, but I
can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search through the
Help/Support Center.

With many thanks in advance,

.._ ._..

Hi Al,

Tweak UI for XP has the ability to change the menu speed under "Mouse
settings". All of the XP Powertoys including Tweak UI can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp

--... ...--

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Curt

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"telegrapher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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| Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or menus
| will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting for a
| click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time not
| being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
|
| There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere, but
I
| can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search through
the
| Help/Support Center.
|
| With many thanks in advance,
|
| ._ ._..
|

telegrapher wrote:
> Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu
> programs or menus will start almost immediately on being
> highlighted, without waiting for a click. The same thing
> happens on most other menus. My reaction time not being what
> it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
>
> There has to be a setting capability to delay this response
> somewhere, but I can't find it anywhere on my home computer or
> in an hour's search through the Help/Support Center.
>
> With many thanks in advance,
>
> ._ ._..


If you have TweakUI installed: Look in the "Mouse" section for
"X-Mouse and disable it.

Alternatively run the registry edit here on line 171:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Perhaps the Folder Options, General, Click items.... setting?

telegrapher wrote:

> Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or menus
> will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting for a
> click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time not
> being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
>
> There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere, but I
> can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search through the
> Help/Support Center.
>
> With many thanks in advance,
>
> ._ ._..
>

Hi Curt,

Many thanks for your advice which I believe will turn the trick. I'm still
puzzled that there seems to be no way to strangle the whole feature, since my
XP Home SP2 doesn't even try to start w/o a click.

Thanks, too, for picking up on the Morse signature. Actually I never worked
a Morse line, but my first job in industry was at a Western Union Electronics
Lab in the late 40s where they had telegraph keys controlling 120-volt
buzzers, with sound-powered phones wired in parallel throughout the campus.
You could key an oscillator to call anyone anywhere with a two-character code
and talk through the phones. Simple, but the buzzers (later replaced with
loudspeakers for tone signaling) would raise the dead. Replaced shortly with
loudspeakers. Crude but effective.

Alan



"Curt Christianson" wrote:

> Hi Al,
>
> Tweak UI for XP has the ability to change the menu speed under "Mouse
> settings". All of the XP Powertoys including Tweak UI can be found at:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp
>
> --... ...--
>
> --
> HTH,
> Curt
>
> Windows Support Center
> www.aumha.org
> Practically Nerded,...
> http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
>
> "telegrapher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:608DB62A-F840-456D-ACFD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or menus
> | will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting for a
> | click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time not
> | being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
> |
> | There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere, but
> I
> | can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search through
> the
> | Help/Support Center.
> |
> | With many thanks in advance,
> |
> | ._ ._..
> |
>
>
>

Bob,

thanks for the reply but I think that the "Click Items" only sets one or two
lcicks to activate.

"Bob I" wrote:

> Perhaps the Folder Options, General, Click items.... setting?
>
> telegrapher wrote:
>
> > Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or menus
> > will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting for a
> > click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time not
> > being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
> >
> > There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere, but I
> > can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search through the
> > Help/Support Center.
> >
> > With many thanks in advance,
> >
> > ._ ._..
> >
>

You're very welcome Alan. Knew the Morse as I was a licensed "ham operator"
for a long time.

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HTH,
Curt

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"telegrapher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:441D2A4D-C941-44C8-8E9B-(E-Mail Removed)...
| Hi Curt,
|
| Many thanks for your advice which I believe will turn the trick. I'm
still
| puzzled that there seems to be no way to strangle the whole feature, since
my
| XP Home SP2 doesn't even try to start w/o a click.
|
| Thanks, too, for picking up on the Morse signature. Actually I never
worked
| a Morse line, but my first job in industry was at a Western Union
Electronics
| Lab in the late 40s where they had telegraph keys controlling 120-volt
| buzzers, with sound-powered phones wired in parallel throughout the
campus.
| You could key an oscillator to call anyone anywhere with a two-character
code
| and talk through the phones. Simple, but the buzzers (later replaced
with
| loudspeakers for tone signaling) would raise the dead. Replaced shortly
with
| loudspeakers. Crude but effective.
|
| Alan
|
|
|
| "Curt Christianson" wrote:
|
| > Hi Al,
| >
| > Tweak UI for XP has the ability to change the menu speed under "Mouse
| > settings". All of the XP Powertoys including Tweak UI can be found at:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp
| >
| > --... ...--
| >
| > --
| > HTH,
| > Curt
| >
| > Windows Support Center
| > www.aumha.org
| > Practically Nerded,...
| > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
| >
| > "telegrapher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:608DB62A-F840-456D-ACFD-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu programs or
menus
| > | will start almost immediately on being highlighted, without waiting
for a
| > | click. The same thing happens on most other menus. My reaction time
not
| > | being what it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
| > |
| > | There has to be a setting capability to delay this response somewhere,
but
| > I
| > | can't find it anywhere on my home computer or in an hour's search
through
| > the
| > | Help/Support Center.
| > |
| > | With many thanks in advance,
| > |
| > | ._ ._..
| > |
| >
| >
| >

"Cooler Dude" wrote:

> telegrapher wrote:
> > Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu
> > programs or menus will start almost immediately on being
> > highlighted, without waiting for a click. The same thing
> > happens on most other menus. My reaction time not being what
> > it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
> >
> > There has to be a setting capability to delay this response
> > somewhere, but I can't find it anywhere on my home computer or
> > in an hour's search through the Help/Support Center.
> >
> > With many thanks in advance,
> >
> > ._ ._..
>
>
> If you have TweakUI installed: Look in the "Mouse" section for
> "X-Mouse and disable it.
>
> Alternatively run the registry edit here on line 171:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>
CD,
Thanks. That should do it. I'm still surprised that there's no such fix in
the basic XP package.

>

telegrapher wrote:
> "Cooler Dude" wrote:
>
>> telegrapher wrote:
>>> Working with a friend's laptop, I find that Start Menu
>>> programs or menus will start almost immediately on being
>>> highlighted, without waiting for a click. The same thing
>>> happens on most other menus. My reaction time not being what
>>> it used to be, this is driving me nuts.
>>>
>>> There has to be a setting capability to delay this response
>>> somewhere, but I can't find it anywhere on my home computer or
>>> in an hour's search through the Help/Support Center.
>>>
>>> With many thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> ._ ._..
>>
>>
>> If you have TweakUI installed: Look in the "Mouse" section for
>> "X-Mouse and disable it.
>>
>> Alternatively run the registry edit here on line 171:
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>>
> CD,
> Thanks. That should do it. I'm still surprised that there's
> no such fix in the basic XP package.

I've noticed that it seems to particularly affect laptops with the
touchpad type mouse. With those it's especially irritating,
because it's all too easy to inadvertently hover for a nanosecond
causing a program to open which you didn't want! The odd thing is
that connecting an external mouse seems to remedy the situation,
even without manually changing the x-mouse setting. Well that's
what I've found.