Mouse over causes selection. How do I turn it off?

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> I just got a Sony VAIO TR3A. Whenever I mouse over a file or icon,
> and hold it there for a moment, that file is 'selected' without me
> having to click on it. How can I turn this off. I've looked into the
> touch-pad controls to no avail.

When you have a folder window open, use Tools/Folder Options and change the
setting from "Single-click to open an item (point to select)" to
"Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)".

-Mike

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It´s got nothing to do with the touch-pad configuration... this is something
about your Windows configuration.
I don´t know how to explain it in english, but it´s something about the
Active Desktop or something like that...



"Jim" <stoicREMOVEjim@aequalis.com> escribió en el mensaje
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> I just got a Sony VAIO TR3A. Whenever I mouse over a file or icon, and
hold it there for a
> moment, that file is 'selected' without me having to click on it. How can
I turn this off.
> I've looked into the touch-pad controls to no avail.
>
> Thanks in advance.

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Thanks, that did it. I've been using Windows since 2.0 and NEVER had a system default to
that. Weird.


In article <10cfd0rlc82p16e@corp.supernews.com>, Mike@DeleteThis.Geary.com says...
> > I just got a Sony VAIO TR3A. Whenever I mouse over a file or icon,
> > and hold it there for a moment, that file is 'selected' without me
> > having to click on it. How can I turn this off. I've looked into the
> > touch-pad controls to no avail.
>
> When you have a folder window open, use Tools/Folder Options and change the
> setting from "Single-click to open an item (point to select)" to
> "Double-click to open an item (single-click to select)".
>
> -Mike
>
>
>

thanks, been driving me crazy, too