Mouse autoclicking?

[itguy75]

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is doing well :-D

Here is my question, I have an HP laptop that is running Windows XP pro with a touchpad, using synaptics touchpad drivers. When I let the cursor rest over the "x" that closes the window, the mouse will seem to close it all by itself....without a click or touch. It seems to open or close whatever it is hovering over.....any thoughts? I have changed device settings and updated drivers...all to no avail. Hopefully somebody will have a fix for this, as this feature is very annoying. Does XP have a autoclick or dwell feature?

Thanks in advance for any help.....

S

 

[garebo]

Sounds to me like maybe its a feature of your hardware that can be turned off? Check properties or settings.


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[rvnguy]

itguy75,

I also have a synaptics touchpad on my laptop. This is an annoying problem that seems to be static-charge related. Every so often I apply an anti-static wipe to the pad surface for a temporary cure. I have not found any permanent solution to this as static charges are not within the control of the PC itself.

Hope that this helps


rvnguy
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[garebo]

So you are turning this feature off with an anti-static wipe, lol.
On the serious side, that must be a real pain.
What about the mfgr FAQ or emailing their tech support? I suppose you guys are past that and thats why you are here?



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