Re: Left-Clicking Misbehavior

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Thanks for all the comments & continuing discussion; this is how we learn!
1. Bojimbo26one: It's really a matter of choice; you get what you pay for.
According to several articles & tests done on the 2008 products (PCWorld.com
comes to mind), NIS beat out all the other top personal security systems.
Check out the mentioned web site's article & you'll answer your own question,
though it is definetly not free. I have been a long time user of Symantec
products though I've also been a continuing critic, mainly because you often
need some expertise to make everything work correctly. Simply put, there's
nothing better than NIS 2008 on the market, even if it's not user friendly.
Probably the worst issue I have with the company is it's refusal to allow me
to control my own i-Net bandwidth (i.e., try stopping autoupdate!). Still, ...
2. Gerry: It only messes up the Registry a bit if you first uninstall a
previous version before installing a new one. Prior to NIS 2007, you needed
special removal tools from Symantec to uninstall everything; yet, the end
result of such a move caused me to have to reload four programs & recreate
(well, I did have a backup copy) normal.doc for MSO. I have maybe 10 years of
horror stories I could share with you. Anyway, by wiping my system to
coincide with installation of a new version, I avoid Registry related
problems.
3. Olorin: As far as my knowledge goes, the only common ground between my
mouse & keyboard is the USB circuitry on my motherboard. I have no issues
with my keyboard, but please enlighten me if you know of a connection between
the two.
--
Joe Davis


"Olórin" wrote:

"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7CAB723F-F0EF-4CB3-A136-C79B9FDF123C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Once in a while a strange phenomenon happens when I left-click (Folder
Options configured for single-click to open) an icon on my desktop: I get
the
icon's properties dialog box! When this happens, it's global, meaning that
the same behavior occurs regardless of which icon I left-click on. If I
log
off & relog on, everything's back to normal. I have NIS 2007 installed & a
tight security set-up, so I'm fairly certain that it's not Sub Seven or
the
likes. I've seen this problem several times over the past few years &
wiping
the HD & reinstalling eveything makes no difference. My OS (WXP
Professional), however, has been the same one. Note that I do not use
mouse
software; rather, I rely on WXP's mouse driver. Anyone have any ideas?
--
Joe Davis

This could be symptomatic of a stuck/faulty ALT key. ALT+Enter -->
properties.

Are you experiencing anything else that could indicate this? - eg just
pressing Tab switches app, where it would normally take Alt+Tab.



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