In Windows 7, whenever I hover over things, the mouse automatically selects items or follows links without me clicking.

Anonymous
2009-11-13T02:10:03+00:00

I installed Windows 7 Premium Home Edition on my laptop. I am having problems with the mouse constantly selecting items that I don't want it to select. I would like to get it back to the way it has worked in every other version of WIndows where I have to click on something to select.

Do you know how annoying it is to be typing something on a webpage & suddenly your redirected to another page because your mouse hovered over a link???? Or in WIndows Explorer when I'm looking at pictures & the mouse hovers over a folder & moves it to another folder all WITHOUT me clicking & selecting it!!

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Anonymous
2010-03-06T08:36:50+00:00

Jenna I checked the box to activate the hover under make mouse settigns easier and the reverse seems to be true.

No more links automatically opening.

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Anonymous
2009-12-03T05:59:26+00:00

Found the solution.  I guess this was introduced in Vista, so people moving over to Win 7 from XP didn't know about it.  To FIX, go to:

Mouse Properties > Device Settings (Tab) > Settings (button) > Tapping (menu item) > then uncheck "Enable Tapping"

Done.  Fixed.  Annoyance gone.

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Anonymous
2009-12-03T06:35:19+00:00

my husband found the drivers from vista(which are utterly amazing) i had to go to the laptop manufacturer web site for the drivers that are specifically for the laptop mine is an acer .  so check your computer site for drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-07-23T06:32:50+00:00

    or one fix is go to folder options in the control panel and in the general tab in the subsection that says "Click Items As Follows" and check the circle that says "Double-Click to open at item"... the other option in the subsection is where when you hover you mouse over an item it'll select.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-12T13:53:05+00:00

    I'm using my touch pad. Still having issues with things popping up suddenly (argh!).

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