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addhum
03-10-2006, 09:02 PM
Somehow I activated Active Window tracking, and can't figure out how to disable it. I've tried several windows tweaking programs, but none of them seem to fix the problem even when I disable it from within the program.

I've also read the registry guide and found the registry keys related to window tracking.

I've set all instance of the DWORDs ActiveWindowTracking and ActiveWndTrkTimeout to 0 in registry.

Next is the UserPreferencesMask right? Searching through my registry I see multiple instances of this, but the one in /hkey_currentuser/control panel/desktop/ reads as:

02 00 01 80

entries in other places in the registry (under hkey_users/.default/control panel/desktop/, for exmaple) are

9e 3e 03 80

can someone tell me what hex I need to put in place of the 9e or 02 in order to get rid of active window tracking?

piaqt
03-11-2006, 08:44 AM
From <a target="_blank" href=http://www.theeldergeek.com/active_window_tracking_to_mouse_movements.htm>theeldergeek</a>:
Enable/Disable Active Window Tracking to Mouse Movements

When the mouse is moved over an open window it automatically sets the focus to that particular window. It does not bring the window to the foreground of the open windows.

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_DWORD [Dword Value]
// Value Name: ActiveWindowTracking
Setting for Value Data: [0 = ActiveWindowTracking Disabled / 1 = ActiveWindowTracking Enabled]
Exit Registry and Reboot

--piaqt<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by piaqt on 03/11/06 08:47.</FONT></P>