Automatic Selection between open Windows

[Guest]

At first, when I might have more than one window open , which I often do, and
I want to switch to an inactive window, I would have to click onto that
window. The others stay inactive. Now, when I move my mouse pointer across
the screen to get to the window I want it automatically activates any other
windows that may be open but inactive on the way, making that window the
active one. I've looked and searched but haven't found the specific solution
to my problem. This is very frustrating and I want it to go back to the way
it was. A little help please before I pull out the rest of the hair I have
left.

 

[Don Schmidt]

Sounds like you want to activate X-Mouse. It will make the folder the mouse
pointer lies upon active. I think the only way to get it is to have
TweakUI. Under the Mouse listing is X-Mouse which you then can activate it.

Get TweakUI by downloading it at the Power Toys for Windows XP, in the
column on the right of the page at

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

This one is for Windows XP; there is another PowerToys group for Windows 98
and earlier.

 

[Poprivet]

At first, when I might have more than one window open , which I often
do, and I want to switch to an inactive window, I would have to click
onto that window. The others stay inactive. Now, when I move my
mouse pointer across the screen to get to the window I want it
automatically activates any other windows that may be open but
inactive on the way, making that window the active one. I've looked
and searched but haven't found the specific solution to my problem.
This is very frustrating and I want it to go back to the way it was.
A little help please before I pull out the rest of the hair I have
left.

Sounds like you had it once and lost it, so it's just to find it. Check
your Mouse settings, including anything Advanced that it has. Your mouse
model Mfr would help too since a lot of people probably have the same one.
I don't use the activation part but I do use the single-click setting and
highlight when the mouse goes over an object (selects it).

TweakUI is one way to do it. Problem with that is you don't recall later
why something is doing something and you forget you set it with tweak, if
you make too many changes. Best to keep a list fi you use that.

Luck,

Pop`