Selection in Windows Explorer

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Greetings !

Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit as well
!

If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries to
open ALL the highlit files.

Re-booting solves the problem - but
(a) why does it happen ? and
(b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?

Regards

Robin Clay
 
Robin said:
Greetings !

Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit as well
!

If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries to
open ALL the highlit files.

Re-booting solves the problem - but
(a) why does it happen ? and
(b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?

Regards

Robin Clay
Click to expand...

Your Shift key is probably sticking then. If you click an item, then
Shift-click a later item, that highlights all files between the first
selected, and the current selection. That's the effect you're seeing.
 
Elmo said:
Your Shift key is probably sticking then. If you click an item, then
Shift-click a later item, that highlights all files between the first
selected, and the current selection. That's the effect you're seeing.
Click to expand...

Thank you for your response, but I'm afraid that isn't the effect - what
happens is that if I click on any item, ALL those above are highlit, WITHOUT
my having clicked on any other.

What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it wouldn't
if the key were stuck....

"Nice try, but no cigar" ;-)

Thanks again for your response, which I do appreciate.

The problem is "intermittent" - always the most difficult to resolve !
 
Robin Clay said:
Thank you for your response, but I'm afraid that isn't the effect - what
happens is that if I click on any item, ALL those above are highlit,
WITHOUT
my having clicked on any other.

What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it
wouldn't
if the key were stuck....

"Nice try, but no cigar" ;-)

Thanks again for your response, which I do appreciate.

The problem is "intermittent" - always the most difficult to resolve !
Click to expand...


Elmo didn't mention Shift lock.
 
:

Elmo didn't mention Shift lock.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I noticed that.


What I wrote was:
What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it
wouldn't if the key were stuck....
Click to expand...

i.e. his "reason" wouldn't be cured by re-booting, but re-booting solved the
symptom, but not the problem.

....or something...
 
Mostly caused by Sticky Key which is running in your System Tray. Notice if
there is 3 Small Boxes Icon in your System Tray near the clock. If yes, that
means Sticky Key is running. Turn it off through:

1. Click Start - Control Panel - Accessibility Options
2. Uncheck Sticky Key.
3. If already unchecked then make a check mark click Apply then uncheck and
click OK.

Sticky Key remember the key stroke for Ctrl, Shift and Alt key. If you press
the Shift key once and release it then Sticky Key will remember it until you
press any other key or mouse click. Kind of locking Shift Key until you press
a combination like Shift A for capital A or Shift + Left Click for Selecting
Multiple files.

Hope this help, let us know!
 
RajKohli said:
Mostly caused by Sticky Key which is running in your System Tray.
Click to expand...

Thank you for that suggestion - maybe that's what happened - pressing the
SHIFT key five times in a row sets sticky keys, re-booting releases it.
 
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