Mouse changes focus without clicking

[HamiltonJR]

I have a compuetr where the mouse changes focus without clicking, but
it does not happen in all situations.

If the desktop is active (i.e. a desktop item has been selected or a
blank area of the desktop has been clicked), then moving the mouse
cursor over an icon changes the focus to that icon.

Moving the mouse cursor over a window DOES NOT change the focus to that
window (this would then be a X-Mouse like behavior, for which there are
MANY posts).

To complicate things further, once a window is selected, moving the
mouse cursor over a document icon DOES change the focus to that
document.

Also, when an icon (document or desktop) has focus and is
single-clicked, it opens as though it were double-clicked.

I do not have TweakUI installed (nor do I want to install it).

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
John

 

[HamiltonJR]

Never mind... Thanks for anyone who was planning to respond!

Control Panel -> Folder Options -> General tab

Click items as follows ... select "Double-click to open an item"


John