If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of seconds,the link
is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose options
or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the cursor
over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen until I
click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I can get
back to at least this one aspect of XP.

In the topic title, you mention "New Notebook is Vista." I suspect that the
problem you are having is due to the touchpad settings, rather than Vista.

I'm pretty awful when it comes to using touchpads. I've recently set up 3
Dell notebooks, all with XP, and I had the same problem.

There are settings in the Mouse/Pointer applet in Control Panel that will
allow a user to point on a link, or a file -- anything -- without anything
happening UNTIL clicking.

Alan

"almost crying" <almost (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4C54481B-0AFC-49D5-82F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of seconds,the
> link
> is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose
> options
> or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the cursor
> over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen until I
> click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I can get
> back to at least this one aspect of XP.

Isn't there a Windows setting that allows for a folder, link, etc to be
opened if the pointer has hovered over it for a selected period of time?
I can't find the setting right now. It's not in mouse options or folder
settings. Maybe it was taken out of Vista. Anyone remember?




"Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In the topic title, you mention "New Notebook is Vista." I suspect that
> the problem you are having is due to the touchpad settings, rather than
> Vista.
>
> I'm pretty awful when it comes to using touchpads. I've recently set up 3
> Dell notebooks, all with XP, and I had the same problem.
>
> There are settings in the Mouse/Pointer applet in Control Panel that will
> allow a user to point on a link, or a file -- anything -- without anything
> happening UNTIL clicking.
>
> Alan
>
> "almost crying" <almost (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4C54481B-0AFC-49D5-82F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of seconds,the
>> link
>> is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose
>> options
>> or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the
>> cursor
>> over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen until I
>> click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I can
>> get
>> back to at least this one aspect of XP.
>
>

DP wrote:
>
> Isn't there a Windows setting that allows for a folder, link, etc to be
> opened if the pointer has hovered over it for a selected period of time?
> I can't find the setting right now. It's not in mouse options or folder
> settings. Maybe it was taken out of Vista. Anyone remember?
>
>
>
>
> "Alan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In the topic title, you mention "New Notebook is Vista." I suspect
>> that the problem you are having is due to the touchpad settings,
>> rather than Vista.
>>
>> I'm pretty awful when it comes to using touchpads. I've recently set
>> up 3 Dell notebooks, all with XP, and I had the same problem.
>>
>> There are settings in the Mouse/Pointer applet in Control Panel that
>> will allow a user to point on a link, or a file -- anything -- without
>> anything happening UNTIL clicking.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> "almost crying" <almost (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:4C54481B-0AFC-49D5-82F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of
>>> seconds,the link
>>> is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose
>>> options
>>> or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the
>>> cursor
>>> over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen
>>> until I
>>> click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I
>>> can get
>>> back to at least this one aspect of XP.
>>
>>
>
Almost Crying.

Please check the following
Open Computer, Select Tools menu, select folder options. On the General
Tab, there is a button that says: Click Items as follows. Is this set
to double click to open?

Steve

On Fri, 11 May 2007 17:22:28 -0400, Alan wrote:

> In the topic title, you mention "New Notebook is Vista." I suspect that the
> problem you are having is due to the touchpad settings, rather than Vista.
>
> I'm pretty awful when it comes to using touchpads. I've recently set up 3
> Dell notebooks, all with XP, and I had the same problem.
>
> There are settings in the Mouse/Pointer applet in Control Panel that will
> allow a user to point on a link, or a file -- anything -- without anything
> happening UNTIL clicking.
>
> Alan
>
> "almost crying" <almost (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4C54481B-0AFC-49D5-82F0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of seconds,the
>> link
>> is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose
>> options
>> or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the cursor
>> over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen until I
>> click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I can get
>> back to at least this one aspect of XP.
>
>

Probably your touchpad settings. Go to Touchpad and uncheck the "Tap to
click" option. With that checked, even a slight tap on the touchpad can cause
the equivalent of a mouse or left-button click. If you uncheck that, it will
stop happening.

--
Joey DoWop Dee
Remember: It is To Laugh

Thanks all ! In control centre:mouse, I disabled tapping and tap zones.This
probably works on its own?but just to be safe I also decreased double click
to the slowest and decreased touch sensitivity.Maybe I have some tapping
tick I'm unconscious of!Thanks again for the numerous helpfull replies.

"almost crying" wrote:

> If I leave the pointer over a link for more than a couple of seconds,the link
> is activated.I have to be very wary of what i'm doing or I can choose options
> or travel to exotic links without wanting to.Can't I just place the cursor
> over a link,or a drop down menu and know that nothing will happen until I
> click,PLEASE.I'd even wash Bill Gate's feet (if he'll travel) if I can get
> back to at least this one aspect of XP.