Mouse automatically 'clicks' if I hold if over something too long

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Richard Burke

Hi -

I only want to click when *I* click. in Windows XP Home, there seems to
be some setting somewhere that (occasionally) decides that if I've
hovered over something long ernough, I menat to click it. I didn't. i
was thinking. how do i switch this off?

TIA,

Richard
 
Richard Burke said:
I only want to click when *I* click. in Windows XP Home, there seems to
be some setting somewhere that (occasionally) decides that if I've
hovered over something long ernough, I menat to click it. I didn't. i
was thinking. how do i switch this off?
Click to expand...

I'm guessing that you have the x-mouse setting in TweakUI. With that
one, a window becomes active by the presence of the mouse rather than
clicking on it. In combination with a single-click launch (control
panel \ folder options), it can sometimes do strange and wonderful
things.
 
| I'm guessing that you have the x-mouse setting in
TweakUI.

Except that I run in X-mouse mode, in single-click mode,
and even with my touchpad enabled and active, I have never
had the situation where a prolonged hover will be treated
as a mouse-click.

This behaviour occurs on non-contact "Tablet" PCs, but I
have never used one, so I have no idea on how to help the
original poster.

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Click to expand...
there seems to be some setting somewhere that
(occasionally) decides that if I've hovered over something
long ernough, I menat to click it. I didn't.

i was thinking. how do i switch this off?

I'm guessing that you have the x-mouse setting in TweakUI.
Click to expand...
With that one, a window becomes active by the presence of
the mouse rather than clicking on it. In combination with
a single-click launch (control panel \ folder options),
it can sometimes do strange and wonderful things.
 
Hello Richard,

Are you using a Tablet PC or a tablet application?

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Hi -
Click to expand...
I only want to click when *I* click. in Windows XP Home,
Click to expand...
there seems to be some setting somewhere that
(occasionally) decides that if I've hovered over something
long ernough, I menat to click it. I didn't.

i was thinking. how do i switch this off?
 
Are you using a Tablet PC or a tablet application?

Hi Jan - nope, a regular laptop with a trackpad.

Sorry it took time to reply - lost my post, couldn't track replies...

Richard
 
Maureen Goldman said:
I'm guessing that you have the x-mouse setting in TweakUI. With that
one, a window becomes active by the presence of the mouse rather than
clicking on it. In combination with a single-click launch (control
panel \ folder options), it can sometimes do strange and wonderful
things.
Click to expand...

Hi Maureen, Thanks, but... One click isn't on, and i have no idea what
x-mouse might be!

Richard
 
Richard:
I was having the same problem with the Microsoft wireless mouse that I use.
In my mouse hardware advanced settings I found a Fast Initialization setting
which I cleared. That stopped mine from getting tired of setting in one
place.
Hope this is some help.
Jerry
 
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