Does a registry entry
exist that will force XP not to open the context menus or start menu
until I physically click on it.
No. If you point to an item on any menu that has a sub-menu, the sub-menu
will open.
Notice the *point to* in all of these instructions below from Help and
Support. There seems to be a theme here. If sub-menus didn't open when you
*point to* them, then the instructions would be worded differently
To open Search, click Start, *point to* Search, and then click For Files or
Folders.
You can also right-click a file or folder, *point to* Send To, and then
click a destination.
Right-click the title bar of the command prompt window, *point to* Edit, and
then click Mark.
Right-click the title bar, *point to* Edit, and then click Copy.
To open Mouse, click Start, *point to* Settings, click Control Panel, and
then double-click Mouse.
On the View menu, *point to* Arrange Icons by, and then click Show in
Groups.
To change how items are grouped, on the View menu, *point to* Arrange Icons
by, and then click one of the sort options.
You may have been thinking of these options below. They can be set in the
registry but there is no need because you can do it in Folder Options. And
these options do not affect any menus.
Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
General tab | Under click item as follows Select: Single-click to open an
item (point to select) | Then select either Underline icon titles consistent
with my browser or Underline icon titles only when I point at them | Click
Apply | Click OK
Single-click to open an item (point to select)
[[Specifies that you want to open items in folders and on the desktop by
single-clicking them, just as you would click a link on a Web page. To
select an item without opening it, rest your pointer on it.]]
Underline icon titles consistent with my browser
[[Specifies that icon titles in your folders and on the desktop appear
underlined, like links on a Web page. For this to apply, verify that the
Underline links setting in the browser is set to Always or Hover, but not
Never.
To check the Underline links setting in the browser, open Internet Explorer,
click Tools, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, under
Browsing, find Underline links.]]
Underline icon titles only when I point at them
[[Specifies that icon titles in your folders and on the desktop appear
underlined only when you rest your pointer on the title. ]]
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Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
General tab | Under click item as follows Select:
Double click to open an item (single click to select) |
Click Apply | Click OK
Double click to open an item (single click to select)
[[Specifies that you want to single-click an item to select it and
double-click an item to open it. ]]
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TweakUI has these mouse related settings. Take not of "The Menu Speed
slider control" below. ;-) Mouse over means point to.
General
Enable mouse hot tracking effects
This controls mouse-related window effects such as tooltip windows over the
Minimize, Restore and Close buttons. This is a per-user setting.
Mouse
The Menu Speed slider control sets the speed at which cascading menus
automatically open when you move the mouse over them. The fastest setting
causes them to open immediately and the slowest setting is extraordinary
slow.
Click sensitivity specifies how close together two mouse clicks need to be
(in pixels) to be considered a double click. This is a per-user setting
Drag sensitivity specifies how far (in pixels) the mouse must move with the
button held down before the system decides that you are dragging the object.
Increase this value if you find that you are dragging objects accidentally
when you click on them. This is a per-user setting.
Hover
This is used to detect when the mouse hovers over the icon to get selected.
The size of the region is determined by the hover sensitivity in pixels.
This is a per-user setting.
Wheel
This is used to control the number of lines when the mouse wheel is
scrolled. This can be either one page at a time or a particular number of
lines at a time. This is a per-user setting.
X-Mouse
The "Activation follows mouse" checkbox enables X-Mouse style window
activation. When X-mouse style window activation is enabled, you need only
move the mouse into a window in order to give it focus. Normally you must
click on a window in order to give it focus. This is a per-user setting.
Explorer
Detect accidental double-clicks
If this check box is enabled then when Explorer is in single-click mode;
double clicks are treated as a single click instead of as two single-clicks
(launching the document twice). This is a per-user setting.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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