mouse problem

[Guest]

I recently installed a new motherboard and several new software products and
all of a sudden noticed that I am getting a “mouseover†effect anywhere my
mouse goes on my desktop. If I am in Photoshop, as it passes over different
pictures open in its desktop, each one jumps to the front as the mouse passes
over. If my mouse leaves the window of one program on which I am working and
accidentally touches the window of another, that program becomes instantly
active instead.

I have tried all the option on the Folders menu and the mouse driver (ebven
bought a new trackball today) to no avail. Any help would be greatly
appreciated

 

[dev]

/talljody/ said:

I recently installed a new motherboard and several new software products and
all of a sudden noticed that I am getting a “mouseover†effect anywhere my
mouse goes on my desktop. If I am in Photoshop, as it passes over different
pictures open in its desktop, each one jumps to the front as the mouse passes
over. If my mouse leaves the window of one program on which I am working and
accidentally touches the window of another, that program becomes instantly
active instead.

I have tried all the option on the Folders menu and the mouse driver (ebven
bought a new trackball today) to no avail. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Sounds as if X-MOUSE is activated - via PowerToys TweakUI extension.
If you do not have that installed, go here...
http://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Install, then access its MOUSE|X-MOUSE branch and deactivate X-MOUSE.

 

[Pennywise]

|>I recently installed a new motherboard and several new software products and
|>all of a sudden noticed that I am getting a “mouseover” effect anywhere my
|>mouse goes on my desktop. If I am in Photoshop, as it passes over different
|>pictures open in its desktop, each one jumps to the front as the mouse passes
|>over. If my mouse leaves the window of one program on which I am working and
|>accidentally touches the window of another, that program becomes instantly
|>active instead.
|>
|>I have tried all the option on the Folders menu and the mouse driver (ebven
|>bought a new trackball today) to no avail. Any help would be greatly
|>appreciated

Look for Tweakui in the control panel; search for a setting called
X-mouse.