automatic left click

[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

 

[Bruce Hagen]

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..........".

 

[Lance]

Open the Control Panel and the Mouse icon. Under Pointer Options, make sure
the box is not checked to "Automatically move pointer..........".
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

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

 

[Lem]

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.

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Lem -- MS-MVP

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[Ian D]

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.

 

[Lance]

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.

 

[Lance]

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

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.

 

[Gord Dibben]

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

 

[Lance]

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