dragging mouse in one window, mouse ends up in another win..

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I'm running XP Pro SP2.

When I drag in a scrollbar - and sometimes other areas of a program - the mouse
can end up getting control of another window (NOT the one it is currently active
in) - so that the window I was scrolling is no longer being scrolled - but some
window behind it is getting the effect of the mouse.

I've used win2000 as my primary operating system for years - and I've never seen
this happen.

It happens several times a day on XP.

How can I resove this?
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Thanks in advance, Les Caudle

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I'm using Logitech mouse drivers - but I've always used Logitech - and never
seen any problems like this.

The mouse is a 3 button, no fancy mouse wheels.

I don't have 'activation follows mouse' turned on.

What I think may be happening is that the operating system (or mouse driver) is
taking too long to realize that I have left clicked and am dragging.

If I click and hold position for a second, and then drag very quickly, it
doesn't ever seem to 'lose' the mouse - but I don't tend to work that way - I
move quickly.

Thanks, Les Caudle

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:43:02 -0700, "Jason Ryon"
<JasonRyon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Is the mouse you are using using the basic windows drivers, or did you
>install some software with your mouse? For exampe, are you using a Microsoft
>intellipoint or something like that? I know a couple of mice I've had have
>had the option of 'activating' a window by just mousing over it. It is
>probably an option that is definable throught control panel>Mouse or through
>the software installed with your mouse. Perhaps you have the time on that
>set too low, or maybe you want to disable it? Check through the mouse
>properties in the control panel.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Jason Ryon
>
>"Les Caudle" wrote:
>
>> I'm running XP Pro SP2.
>>
>> When I drag in a scrollbar - and sometimes other areas of a program - the mouse
>> can end up getting control of another window (NOT the one it is currently active
>> in) - so that the window I was scrolling is no longer being scrolled - but some
>> window behind it is getting the effect of the mouse.
>>
>> I've used win2000 as my primary operating system for years - and I've never seen
>> this happen.
>>
>> It happens several times a day on XP.
>>
>> How can I resove this?
>> --
>> Thanks in advance, Les Caudle
>>
>>