Re: Logon

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From: Ian Hoare (ianhoare_at_angelfire.com)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:05:42 +0100

Salut/Hi Michael Solomon (MS-MVP),

 le/on Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:23:54 -0800, tu disais/you said:-

>> When the computer boots, it arrives at the "choose user" screen and waits
>> for me to choose a user. That's all right and proper, of course. However,
>> what I'd like it to do is to have it wait for a certain amount of time and
>> then carry on to log me in as if I'd pressed my button. Is that possible?
>
>As far as I know, it can only do that if you are the only user. Other than
>that, you'd have to find some third party software.

Okay, I'll go on line and see if I can find such a beast, though goodness
knows what search string to use! Thanks. Seems a shame, though, and not a
rare thing to want to do, it seems to me.

>I don't understand this question. I'm left handed, I have the mouse sent to
>use the left button as the primary for what appears to be the same functions
>you have it set which is also the default setting for the mouse and I always
>use the left mouse button when I wish to select my profile.
>
>If yous is not doing that, you may have a driver issue but the XP default
>setup for the mouse is the left button as you describe.
>
>Please describe the issue in more detail.

Sorry, I've not explained myself properly.

Let's define some terms. I use a trackball mouse with buttons on the side,
not at the end. I have one button on the right and another on the left of
the trackball. This means that I operate the mouse with my thumb on one side
and my ring finger on the other. This means I scroll the rollerball with my
index and middle fingers.

For me the "thumb button" on a right hand mouse is on the left, and is the
one used to click normally. The other button is the "context" button, and on
a right hand mouse is on the right. OK? That's the Windows default setting.

On a left hand mouse, these are reversed, and the thumb (normal click or
double click to select or launch) button is on the right. OK?

Windows launches with a right hand mouse, and it's only AFTER I've clicked
to select "Ian" as user, that it switches to a left hand mouse. It's no
great deal, but I keep using the wrong button to choose me as user. If I
could get windows to set a default user after 10 secs, I'd not bother,
(which is why I brought both these subjects up in one post)

Hope I've made myself clearer this time. Sorry. 

-- 
All the Best
Ian Hoare
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