Is Your Touchpad Mouse Opening Windows You Don't Want Opened?

My new Windows 7 laptop touchpad mouse is driving me crazy. All I have to do is hover the cursor over a program shortcut (icon) and Windows opens the program! If I'm looking at a list of items on a window trying to decide what I need, and my finger rests on the touchpad (trackpad), a window opens. Windows are opening all over the place! Aaaargh!

This may not be new to Windows 7, but I need it fixed. Are you having problems with windows seeming to open at random or automatically? Do you think there is something wrong with your notebook or netbook's touchpad?

Here is what is happening. On some Windows 7 laptops, the "tapping" feature is enabled by default. It is this feature that is opening windows when the mouse cursor hovers over an item and your fingers touch the touchpad in any way. So, if you like to rest your fingers on the touchpad while you're thinking also, turn this feature off by following these easy steps:

1. Click Start | Control Program | Mouse. The "Mouse Properties" window opens


2. Click the tab labeled Device Settings. If you only have one mouse, it will be highlighted. Otherwise, highlight the touchpad mouse. Then click Settings


3. On the left sidebar, click on the work Tapping


4. Click in the box to remove the check next to "Enable Tapping." Click Apply and click OK


5. Click OK to close the Mouse Properties window. Then close Control Panel

I don't have a Vista laptop, but this problem may also occur in that version of Microsoft windows as well. Cheers!

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