Unusual problem with Windows desktop

[GW]

Hi,

I have a PC running Windows XP Home with Logitech optical mouse, and it
is doing something I have never seen before.

When I boot up the machine and log in, whatever icon is in the bottom
left hand corner has its text highlighted. It is like it would be had I
click on it, but it is not blue.

This may not be a big deal, but when you click on another icon on the
desktop to open it, it opens the highlighted icon instead of the one
you want to open.

The same happens when attempting to use the menus by clicking with the
right hand mouse button. From the tests I have done, the issue does not
affect the Start Menu - everthing in the Start Menu opens, but any
other windows, such as Control Panel behaves the same way as the desk
top icons. Whatever icon is the bottom left has focus and that is what
opens.

The only way around I have found is to use your arrow keys to select a
different icon. This works until the next reboot, then we are back to
square one.

Has anyone experienced this problem before and if so, could you please
tell me how you got round it ?

Thanks

GW

 

[Shell]

Hi,

I have a PC running Windows XP Home with Logitech optical mouse, and it
is doing something I have never seen before.

When I boot up the machine and log in, whatever icon is in the bottom
left hand corner has its text highlighted. It is like it would be had I
click on it, but it is not blue.

This may not be a big deal, but when you click on another icon on the
desktop to open it, it opens the highlighted icon instead of the one
you want to open.

The same happens when attempting to use the menus by clicking with the
right hand mouse button. From the tests I have done, the issue does not
affect the Start Menu - everthing in the Start Menu opens, but any
other windows, such as Control Panel behaves the same way as the desk
top icons. Whatever icon is the bottom left has focus and that is what
opens.

The only way around I have found is to use your arrow keys to select a
different icon. This works until the next reboot, then we are back to
square one.

Has anyone experienced this problem before and if so, could you please
tell me how you got round it ?

Thanks

GW

Unplug the keyboard and reboot, does it still happen?

 

[Guest]

Unplug the keyboard and reboot, does it still happen?

 

[GW]

Hi Shell,

Can you expand on this ? Do you think there is a problem with the
keyboard ?

GW