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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Configuration / October 2006Mouse Pointer
I am helping a friend of mine with her new HP laptop. When she points the pointer at a menu item (like Edit, Copy) and pauses, the computer will automatically activiate that item with actually physically clicking the left mouse button clicking. She finds this annoying and would like to deactivate this feature if possible. Is this possible? I have looked under the mouse category in Control Panel and cannot find anything related to this. Thanks. I am the person originally posting this message. I mistyped my original message . . . The computer automatically activates the item by just pointing to the item and momentarily pausing . . .WITHOUT physically clicking on it. Thanks >I am helping a friend of mine with her new HP laptop. When she points the >pointer at a menu item (like Edit, Copy) and pauses, the computer will [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. Most Touchpads have a "press to click" feature that may be responsible for this. If she is pressing too hard when she moves the cursor over a link to an item, this may be seen as a click. You can control the "Point to select" behavior in XP. Go to Control Panel/Folder Options/General Tab. In the "Click items as follows" section, make sure that "Double click to open an item (single click to select)" is selected.  SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >I am the person originally posting this message. I mistyped my original > message . . . The computer automatically activates the item by just pointing [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> Thanks. Thank you for your response. That makes sense that she could have been pressing a little too hard on the touchpad, as the problem did seem intermittant. Thanks again for taking the time to help. Nancy Most Touchpads have a "press to click" feature that may be responsible for this. If she is pressing too hard when she moves the cursor over a link to an item, this may be seen as a click. You can control the "Point to select" behavior in XP. Go to Control Panel/Folder Options/General Tab. In the "Click items as follows" section, make sure that "Double click to open an item (single click to select)" is selected. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User >I am the person originally posting this message. I mistyped my original > message . . . The computer automatically activates the item by just [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Thanks. You're welcome. SignatureRonnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User > Thank you for your response. That makes sense that she could have been > pressing a little too hard on the touchpad, as the problem did seem [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>> >>> Thanks. |
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