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| Thread ID: 117099 | 2011-04-02 05:43:00 | Annoying Windows 7 problem! | Billy (6701) | Press F1 |
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| 1191362 | 2011-04-02 05:43:00 | My mouse constantly selects items I don't want to select. It sometimes does this automatically when I hover over a link or button. How do I stop this annoying behaviour --- I want to click on something to select, like we did in the old days. I presume it is some kind of dumbed-down behaviour in W7. PLEASE NOTE: 1) I have unchecked the option "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" in the Control Panel - Ease of Access Center. 2) I even suspected the mouse driver but it also happens when I use the the touch pad. Thanks System: Brand new laptop. W7 Professional. |
Billy (6701) | ||
| 1191363 | 2011-04-02 06:02:00 | Have look in Control Panel > Folder options. Do you want to double click to open? |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1191364 | 2011-04-02 06:14:00 | No, it's nothing to do with that. It happens even when I am looking at links on web pages! (However, for the record, Folder options is set to double-click to open.) | Billy (6701) | ||
| 1191365 | 2011-04-02 06:16:00 | What browser? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1191366 | 2011-04-02 06:30:00 | FireFox 3.6.15 I'll take note if it only occurs with Firefox. |
Billy (6701) | ||
| 1191367 | 2011-04-02 06:32:00 | The problem wont be with windows, it will be the settings on the touchpad. The software installed by the manufacture. Open the control panel, locate the touchpad options - Hardware/ Device settings Tapping options ( or similar) - look around and there should be the option to disable Auto Click. Or click start, type in mouse, select it and it may open the setting - disable auto click. Have a look just above the touchpad as well, there may be a small button, press that and it will disable the click functions of the touchpad, then the left and right button below the pad work like left/right click. |
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