opening programs

[Guest]

I inherited my daughter's old laptop and have a problem with the mouse
cursor. If I leave it resting on an icon or other program option for any
length of time, it automatically opens the program or performs the action. I
know this was an option on XP, but I can't find how to turn this off and make
it only do this when I single-click the touch pad. Please help!

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

1. Have you tried a different mouse?

2. Single-click execution is a universal option, so if it's enabled, all
mouse input, including touchpad, will behave the same way. (The option
you're looking for is in Folder Options, General tab.)

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply, but this is not the problem. The problem is it
executes without any clicks, just by letting the cursor rest on the icon or
option.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

For that, I can only suggest trying a different mouse. Particularly with
optical mouses, odd behavior like this is, well not common, but I've seen
similar cases.

 

[Guest]

Thanks again, but this is with the touch pad on the laptop. I'll keep
looking.

 

[Bob I]

Humm, you may want to adjust the "tap sensitivity" of the touchpad then.
You should find it in Notification Area, or Control Panel.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

I've seen the same thing happen with touchpads, though in most cases it's
due to inadvertently and ever so slightly touching the pad while engrossed
in other things. In any case, make sure single-click isn't enabled in Folder
Options.