Windows Vista A simple request

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Re: A simple request

> Why can the type cursor always be on the password field, without having to
> move the mouse and select it to type.
> It is a simple but absolutely necessary thing. Where else would the cursor
> be useful if the user is already selected to type the password?

I totally agree, but here's something strange: on my machine it always used
to work like as you (and I) would wish. And then two or three weeks ago
that it just stopped working.

In fact, I've watched closely, and the flashing cursor does first appear in
the password box for a fraction of a second, and then it disappears again,
requiring you to click on the password box.

So I'm guessing that something I've installed, and which loads during
startup, is stealing the focus away from the password box. The trouble is,
I haven't a clue what, and I can't be bothered to start uninstalling things
or doing system restores.

Little things like this do matter.

SteveT
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Great Thats what I was expecting to hear.

Still I the mouse is pressed accidentally, the cursor should not unfocus.
There is no reason at all to point the cursor anywhere else in the wellcome
screen.


thanks

"CdLSRN" <NOspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Right click desktop
> Personalize
> Mouse pointers
> Pointer options
> Snap to: Automatically move pointer to default button in dialog box.
>
> Every time you re-boot, your cursor will be in the box.
> You don't have to use your mouse.
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:OQK5Ipq%23IHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> OOps. Ignore previous. Shoulda gone over there instead!@
>>
>> --
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.com
>>
>> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C1F205F0-9C55-40E9-ACFA-ED19A50C8243@microsoft.com...
>>> Gary, it was only a temp close.
>>> Mongomery does not read , lol.
>>> --
>>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>>>
>>>> In my Vista, as the only user, the cursor is in the password box and I
>>>> can
>>>> immediately type in the password.
>>>>
>>>> Try using the TAB key a few time to see if it brings focus to the
>>>> password
>>>> box.
>>>>
>>>> Windows Feedback Program
>>>> http://wfp.microsoft.com/
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>>
>>>> "JPG" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:7A581968-9F2F-4A8B-AE5F-38AA199D9823@microsoft.com...
>>>> > Every time I log on to vista and I have to type the password.
>>>> >
>>>> > Why can the type cursor always be on the password field, without
>>>> > having to
>>>> > move the mouse and select it to type.
>>>> > It is a simple but absolutely necessary thing. Where else would the
>>>> > cursor
>>>> > be useful if the user is already selected to type the password?
>>>> >
>>>> > Take this in consideration to make vista better and not just another
>>>> > operating system.
>>>> >
>>>> > JPG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

You *really* want your mouse snapping to wherever it *thinks* it's supposed
to go next? Do you think it's going to be correct even half the time?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"JPG" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Great Thats what I was expecting to hear.
>
> Still I the mouse is pressed accidentally, the cursor should not unfocus.
> There is no reason at all to point the cursor anywhere else in the
> wellcome screen.
>
>
> thanks
>
> "CdLSRN" <NOspam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23OZlP6q%23IHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Right click desktop
>> Personalize
>> Mouse pointers
>> Pointer options
>> Snap to: Automatically move pointer to default button in dialog box.
>>
>> Every time you re-boot, your cursor will be in the box.
>> You don't have to use your mouse.
>>
>>
>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
>> news:OQK5Ipq%23IHA.4020@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> OOps. Ignore previous. Shoulda gone over there instead!@
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>
>>> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:C1F205F0-9C55-40E9-ACFA-ED19A50C8243@microsoft.com...
>>>> Gary, it was only a temp close.
>>>> Mongomery does not read , lol.
>>>> --
>>>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In my Vista, as the only user, the cursor is in the password box and I
>>>>> can
>>>>> immediately type in the password.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try using the TAB key a few time to see if it brings focus to the
>>>>> password
>>>>> box.
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows Feedback Program
>>>>> http://wfp.microsoft.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Gary S. Terhune
>>>>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>>> http://grystmill.com
>>>>>
>>>>> "JPG" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7A581968-9F2F-4A8B-AE5F-38AA199D9823@microsoft.com...
>>>>> > Every time I log on to vista and I have to type the password.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Why can the type cursor always be on the password field, without
>>>>> > having to
>>>>> > move the mouse and select it to type.
>>>>> > It is a simple but absolutely necessary thing. Where else would the
>>>>> > cursor
>>>>> > be useful if the user is already selected to type the password?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Take this in consideration to make vista better and not just another
>>>>> > operating system.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > JPG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
 
Re: A simple request

And the TAB key is probably the answer you're looking for (unless you really
want to track down the cause and remove it.) Tab once or twice, or even
three or four times, and I'll bet the cursor is where is belongs, ready to
go.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Steve Thackery" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>> Why can the type cursor always be on the password field, without having
>> to move the mouse and select it to type.
>> It is a simple but absolutely necessary thing. Where else would the
>> cursor be useful if the user is already selected to type the password?
>
> I totally agree, but here's something strange: on my machine it always
> used to work like as you (and I) would wish. And then two or three weeks
> ago that it just stopped working.
>
> In fact, I've watched closely, and the flashing cursor does first appear
> in the password box for a fraction of a second, and then it disappears
> again, requiring you to click on the password box.
>
> So I'm guessing that something I've installed, and which loads during
> startup, is stealing the focus away from the password box. The trouble
> is, I haven't a clue what, and I can't be bothered to start uninstalling
> things or doing system restores.
>
> Little things like this do matter.
>
> SteveT
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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> You *really* want your mouse snapping to wherever it *thinks* it's
> supposed to go next? Do you think it's going to be correct even half the
> time?


If the registry key for that setting is found, you can copy it to the logon
screen desktop settings instead, and then turn that setting off again. I
did this to make the dialogue boxes 'themed' using my own visual style, when
using the domain style logon (not welcome screen), in XP.

ss.
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Interesting idea, for sure. Not really up to tracking it down, though.
Haven't decided what new tracking app to get for Vista, since I really need
one. Got all the way through XP without one, but I wasn't really supporting
it that much, either. My licensed copy of RegSnap is *very* old. Can't even
find the registration email.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:%23R2NvA0%23IHA.5392@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You *really* want your mouse snapping to wherever it *thinks* it's
>> supposed to go next? Do you think it's going to be correct even half the
>> time?
>
>
> If the registry key for that setting is found, you can copy it to the
> logon screen desktop settings instead, and then turn that setting off
> again. I did this to make the dialogue boxes 'themed' using my own visual
> style, when using the domain style logon (not welcome screen), in XP.
>
> ss.
>
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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> Interesting idea, for sure. Not really up to tracking it down, though.
> Haven't decided what new tracking app to get for Vista, since I really
> need one. Got all the way through XP without one, but I wasn't really
> supporting it that much, either. My licensed copy of RegSnap is *very*
> old. Can't even find the registration email.


Well, there's always Sysinternals Process Monitor or RegMon. TweakUI for XP
allows the current user desktop settings to be copied over to the logon
screen desktop settings, so investigating what that does will lead you to
the right area of the registry. That's what I did, anyway. I could look
for the saved reg key I made if you are interested.

ss.
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

What I was expressing an interest in is an app that tracks all changes
(files, Registry, etc.) between point A and point B in time. Useful for
making more complete uninstallers, for example. Seems to me that those
Sysinternals apps are much more detailed and full of extraneous material
than I want in such an app.

And, yes, I'm interested. But if it's a pain, I'll just repeat the
procedure, or even use it to test a few new apps, see which is most to my
liking.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:eqDzod2%23IHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Interesting idea, for sure. Not really up to tracking it down, though.
>> Haven't decided what new tracking app to get for Vista, since I really
>> need one. Got all the way through XP without one, but I wasn't really
>> supporting it that much, either. My licensed copy of RegSnap is *very*
>> old. Can't even find the registration email.
>
>
> Well, there's always Sysinternals Process Monitor or RegMon. TweakUI for
> XP allows the current user desktop settings to be copied over to the logon
> screen desktop settings, so investigating what that does will lead you to
> the right area of the registry. That's what I did, anyway. I could look
> for the saved reg key I made if you are interested.
>
> ss.
>
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request



"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:#dizm3C$IHA.5336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> What I was expressing an interest in is an app that tracks all changes
> (files, Registry, etc.) between point A and point B in time. Useful for
> making more complete uninstallers, for example. Seems to me that those
> Sysinternals apps are much more detailed and full of extraneous material
> than I want in such an app.
>

I used to use Inctrl5 for tracking changes on XP but for Vista I use Totall Uninstall.
Maybe worth a look,
http://www.martau.com/
 
Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Re: A simple answer for a simple request

Thank you.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Dave-UK" <1@2.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
> news:#dizm3C$IHA.5336@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> What I was expressing an interest in is an app that tracks all changes
>> (files, Registry, etc.) between point A and point B in time. Useful for
>> making more complete uninstallers, for example. Seems to me that those
>> Sysinternals apps are much more detailed and full of extraneous material
>> than I want in such an app.
>>
>
> I used to use Inctrl5 for tracking changes on XP but for Vista I use
> Totall Uninstall.
> Maybe worth a look,
> http://www.martau.com/
>
>
>
>
 
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