Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.

Andy Asberry wrote in
:

Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.




Andy,
What do you have running in the background?
Usually when this happens, some other program has launched some window,
be it an instant message window, or a hidden window. Could be spyware
launching a hidden IE window....or something.



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The best combination I have used is: Sophos AV, Spybot S&D, Ad-aware and
ezcleaner. I'm still surprised by the crap that gets through.


"Andy Asberry" wrote in message
...
Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.

"Tom Gardner" wrote in
:

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It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.

This happens frequently to me too when I inadvertly hit ctrl with my pinky
while trying to hit the shift key. It puts focus on other things...
Hope this helps.

granpaw

"Andy Asberry" wrote in message
...
Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.

I to have XP SP2 but have never encountered this condition. Highly probable
that something else is causing it.
Lane

"Andy Asberry" wrote in message
...
Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.


Are you using a laptop?
With a "mouse" touch panel in front of the keyboard?
Some of these are so sensitive they'll move the mouse (and/or the cursor) if
you breathe on them.

--
Jeff R.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 04:00:12 GMT, Andy Asberry
wrote:

Since installing XP SP2, I've had a problem that has me pulling my
hair out.

The best way to describe it. A window is de-selected. While typing
this message the cursor disappears as if I had selected another
window. But no window is selected. Click on the page and the cursor
returns.

It is particularly aggravating to look up after typing a long article
and find that the window was de-selected five minutes ago.

Additional info: desktop; no wireless mouse or keyboard; nothing else
running except Norton AV.

The spyware may be the right track though. Something else I thought of
is all the programs looking for updates. Windows, Norton, Dell,
Earthlink, AOL... I'll have to get methodical on this.