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Robin McInnes
Hi,
I am trying to teach an elderly neighbour how to use her very first
computer, and it came with Vista pre-loaded -so it is something of a
voyage of discovery for both of us. (I use XP myself.)
One 'feature' I've noticed in Vista is that if one places one's cursor
over an icon, the system seems to pre-empt what you want to do, acts as
if you have already clicked the icon and launches whatever the icon
relates to. I'm not sure what this feature is really called.
My neighbour's mouse skills are currently extremely poor, (she's never
used one before, and actually finds the touch-pad easier to use), and
consequently her cursor often lands in the wrong place and doesn't get
moved quickly enough to stop this 'feature' activating.
This is making the task of teaching her how to use her new machine an
absolute nightmare, because it is doing things she has not asked it to
and she is getting very confused and frustrated.
Can someone advise on exactly how this feature in Vista can be switched
off please?
Thanks in advance,
Robin
Cheshire, UK
I am trying to teach an elderly neighbour how to use her very first
computer, and it came with Vista pre-loaded -so it is something of a
voyage of discovery for both of us. (I use XP myself.)
One 'feature' I've noticed in Vista is that if one places one's cursor
over an icon, the system seems to pre-empt what you want to do, acts as
if you have already clicked the icon and launches whatever the icon
relates to. I'm not sure what this feature is really called.
My neighbour's mouse skills are currently extremely poor, (she's never
used one before, and actually finds the touch-pad easier to use), and
consequently her cursor often lands in the wrong place and doesn't get
moved quickly enough to stop this 'feature' activating.
This is making the task of teaching her how to use her new machine an
absolute nightmare, because it is doing things she has not asked it to
and she is getting very confused and frustrated.
Can someone advise on exactly how this feature in Vista can be switched
off please?
Thanks in advance,
Robin
Cheshire, UK