Touchpad automatically selects when pointer is resting

Posted: 07-05-2003, 01:25 AM

cheryl

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How do I disable this stupid feature that WindowXP has of
automatically selecting the icon that my pointer is
resting on. It deleted a important file before I realized
the pointer was sitting on the delete icon.

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Ramesh $XP Power User$

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Re: Touchpad automatically selects when pointer is resting

Posted: 07-05-2003, 01:54 AM

It is not an XP feature.
Reduce the touchpad sensitivity or disable the "Tap to click" option. This
is a problem always occurs with touchpads.

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"cheryl" <cjefferson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0b5501c3428b$e62f1b00$a001280a@phx.gbl...
How do I disable this stupid feature that WindowXP has of
automatically selecting the icon that my pointer is
resting on. It deleted a important file before I realized
the pointer was sitting on the delete icon.

Shiva

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Re: Touchpad automatically selects when pointer is resting

Posted: 07-05-2003, 02:09 AM

Hi,
Try this: From Windows Explorer, select menu Tools | Folder Options... Then
on General tab, select 'Double-click to open an item (single-click to
select)' option and OK.

HTH.

"cheryl" <cjefferson@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:0b5501c3428b$e62f1b00$a001280a@phx.gbl...
How do I disable this stupid feature that WindowXP has of
automatically selecting the icon that my pointer is
resting on. It deleted a important file before I realized
the pointer was sitting on the delete icon.

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