Mouse hovering acts like click

[johnbee]

"Al Smith" wrote in message

news:hp0bil$pj9$1@news.eternal-september.org...

> Paul Gray wrote:

>> Help! Since upgrading to win7, sometimes when I just slide my mouse

>> pointer over an icon it selects that file or launches a program. I know

>> this is a 'feature' of Win7, but I want to turn it off.

>>

>> I've gone into Control Panel--> Ease of Access --> Make the Mouse easier

>> to use and unselected (actually that was the default) Activate a window

>> by hovering over it with a mouse, but it still happens. The frustrating

>> thing is that it's inconsistent, doesn't happen all the time.

>>

>> Anybody have any ideas? Do I need to change settings in more than what

>> I've detailed above, or is this maybe a bug?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Paul

>

>

> It's as annoying as hell, isn't it?

>

> -Al-



My guess was that he has dropped crud on the keyboard and it needs a good

cleaning

because the keys are sticking. That could be true of the mouse as well, now

that we no longer clean them often.

 

[Al Smith]

Char Jackson wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:20:55 -0300, Al Smith

> wrote:

>

>> Char Jackson wrote:

>>> I don't think that's what's happening here, but it's something to be

>>> aware of.

>>>

>>

>> He just has to stop standing up when he leans forward over the

>> keyboard.

>>

>> -Al-

>

> Not necessarily a bad problem to have, if I'm getting your drift.

>





It's a question of age. When you're 20 you clear the keyboard, but

when you're 40 you get random characters.



-Al-

 

[Dave]

"Paul Gray" wrote in message

news:KJNsn.631$Z6.321@edtnps82...

> Help! Since upgrading to win7, sometimes when I just slide my mouse

> pointer over an icon it selects that file or launches a program. I know

> this is a 'feature' of Win7, but I want to turn it off.

>

> I've gone into Control Panel--> Ease of Access --> Make the Mouse easier

> to use and unselected (actually that was the default) Activate a window by

> hovering over it with a mouse, but it still happens. The frustrating thing

> is that it's inconsistent, doesn't happen all the time.

>

> Anybody have any ideas? Do I need to change settings in more than what

> I've detailed above, or is this maybe a bug?

>

> Thanks

>

> Paul



If you're having this problem on a laptop, I had the same problem. When I

first had the problem, running Vista and using the touchpad on the laptop, I

found the sensitivity for the touchpad was set too light and when I set it

higher the problem went away. Also, keeping the touchpad clean and free of

oils from skin help too.

Then I went to a wireless mouse and got the problem again, found if I turned

the touchpad off then the problem went away. If, for some reason, I want to

use the touchpad and the mouse is turned off, after I boot up I click the

switch just above the touchpad to turn it on and it works fine.

HTH,

Dave

 

[TOM]

Char Jackson wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 17:06:15 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"

> wrote:

>

>> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:09:33 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:

>>

>>> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:58:35 GMT, Paul Gray

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>> You mention the taskbar. Yes, it happens when I hover over a taskbar

>>>> icon. But it also happens within windows themselves. I have unexpectedly

>>>> closed programs (sometimes losing data) if I get near the red X in the

>>>> far upper right of certain windows. I've also deleted e-mails in Outlook

>>>> 2007 by passing the mouse over the X in the command bar at the top.

>>> I mean no offense, but by chance do you have Parkinson's, tremors, or

>>> any similar affliction that might cause your finger to twitch

>>> uncontrollably? If so, perhaps you're clicking the mouse and you're

>>> not even aware of it.

>>>

>>> An easy test is to observe someone else using the same computer to see

>>> if they notice the same behavior.

>> That is a great suggestion!

>

> Thanks. I thought of it because I have an extended family member with

> that issue. She says her mouse has a mind of its own, but the rest of

> us can see what she's doing even if she can't. Even so, she doesn't

> believe us.



With that kind of "problem," she must be a touch typist. There's no need

to tell her not to look at her hands. "Hands, what hands??? :>))

--

TOM - Vista, CA - USA

 

[Paul Gray]

Dave,



Thanks for the input. My problem was the touchpad, but not specifically

the sensitivity. I had the 'tapping' function activated (tap touchpad is

same as click) and I was sometimes inadvertently pressing down on the

touchpad as I moved the cursor around. I turned off the tapping

function, and the problem has completely gone away.



Paul







On 02/04/2010 8:24 PM, Dave wrote:

>

> "Paul Gray" wrote in message

> news:KJNsn.631$Z6.321@edtnps82...

>> Help! Since upgrading to win7, sometimes when I just slide my mouse

>> pointer over an icon it selects that file or launches a program. I

>> know this is a 'feature' of Win7, but I want to turn it off.

>>

>> I've gone into Control Panel--> Ease of Access --> Make the Mouse

>> easier to use and unselected (actually that was the default) Activate

>> a window by hovering over it with a mouse, but it still happens. The

>> frustrating thing is that it's inconsistent, doesn't happen all the time.

>>

>> Anybody have any ideas? Do I need to change settings in more than what

>> I've detailed above, or is this maybe a bug?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Paul

>

> If you're having this problem on a laptop, I had the same problem. When

> I first had the problem, running Vista and using the touchpad on the

> laptop, I found the sensitivity for the touchpad was set too light and

> when I set it higher the problem went away. Also, keeping the touchpad

> clean and free of oils from skin help too.

> Then I went to a wireless mouse and got the problem again, found if I

> turned the touchpad off then the problem went away. If, for some reason,

> I want to use the touchpad and the mouse is turned off, after I boot up

> I click the switch just above the touchpad to turn it on and it works fine.

> HTH,

> Dave