Clicking BEFORE anything happens,please!(New Notebook Is Vista)

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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
 
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?
 
DP said:
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?
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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
 
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
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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.
 
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.
 
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