Selection in Windows Explorer

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Robin Clay

Greetings !

Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit as well
!

If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries to
open ALL the highlit files.

Re-booting solves the problem - but
(a) why does it happen ? and
(b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?

Regards

Robin Clay

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Regards

Robin
 
Robin Clay wrote:
> Greetings !
>
> Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
> clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit as well
> !
>
> If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries to
> open ALL the highlit files.
>
> Re-booting solves the problem - but
> (a) why does it happen ? and
> (b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?
>
> Regards
>
> Robin Clay

Your Shift key is probably sticking then. If you click an item, then
Shift-click a later item, that highlights all files between the first
selected, and the current selection. That's the effect you're seeing.

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Joe =o)
 
I wrote:
> > Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
> > clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit as well
> > If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries to
> > open ALL the highlit files.
> > Re-booting solves the problem - but
> > (a) why does it happen ? and
> > (b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?

"Elmo" wrote:
> Your Shift key is probably sticking then. If you click an item, then
> Shift-click a later item, that highlights all files between the first
> selected, and the current selection. That's the effect you're seeing.

Thank you for your response, but I'm afraid that isn't the effect - what
happens is that if I click on any item, ALL those above are highlit, WITHOUT
my having clicked on any other.

What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it wouldn't
if the key were stuck....

"Nice try, but no cigar" ;-)

Thanks again for your response, which I do appreciate.

The problem is "intermittent" - always the most difficult to resolve !

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Regards

Robin
 
"Robin Clay" <Robin_B DOT Clay AT virgin DOT net> wrote in message
news:E98A8D84-40A9-4746-B888-DA7E4462C7DD@microsoft.com...
>I wrote:
>> > Just now and again, if I try to select a file in Windows Explorer by
>> > clicking on the filename, ALL the files above that one become highlit
>> > as well
>> > If I then press ENTER, or double click, Explorer then naturally tries
>> > to
>> > open ALL the highlit files.
>> > Re-booting solves the problem - but
>> > (a) why does it happen ? and
>> > (b) how can I cure it without re-booting ?
>
> "Elmo" wrote:
>> Your Shift key is probably sticking then. If you click an item, then
>> Shift-click a later item, that highlights all files between the first
>> selected, and the current selection. That's the effect you're seeing.
>
> Thank you for your response, but I'm afraid that isn't the effect - what
> happens is that if I click on any item, ALL those above are highlit,
> WITHOUT
> my having clicked on any other.
>
> What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
> could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it
> wouldn't
> if the key were stuck....
>
> "Nice try, but no cigar" ;-)
>
> Thanks again for your response, which I do appreciate.
>
> The problem is "intermittent" - always the most difficult to resolve !


Elmo didn't mention Shift lock.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:


> Elmo didn't mention Shift lock.

Yeah, I noticed that.


What I wrote was:
> What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
> could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it
> wouldn't if the key were stuck....

i.e. his "reason" wouldn't be cured by re-booting, but re-booting solved the
symptom, but not the problem.

....or something...

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Regards

Robin
 
Mostly caused by Sticky Key which is running in your System Tray. Notice if
there is 3 Small Boxes Icon in your System Tray near the clock. If yes, that
means Sticky Key is running. Turn it off through:

1. Click Start - Control Panel - Accessibility Options
2. Uncheck Sticky Key.
3. If already unchecked then make a check mark click Apply then uncheck and
click OK.

Sticky Key remember the key stroke for Ctrl, Shift and Alt key. If you press
the Shift key once and release it then Sticky Key will remember it until you
press any other key or mouse click. Kind of locking Shift Key until you press
a combination like Shift A for capital A or Shift + Left Click for Selecting
Multiple files.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Robin Clay" wrote:

>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>
> > Elmo didn't mention Shift lock.
>
> Yeah, I noticed that.
>
>
> What I wrote was:
> > What you describe doesn't work with the shift-lock on; if it did, then one
> > could understand why re-booting cures it - which it does - which it
> > wouldn't if the key were stuck....
>
> i.e. his "reason" wouldn't be cured by re-booting, but re-booting solved the
> symptom, but not the problem.
>
> ...or something...
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Robin
>
 
"RajKohli" wrote:

> Mostly caused by Sticky Key which is running in your System Tray.

Thank you for that suggestion - maybe that's what happened - pressing the
SHIFT key five times in a row sets sticky keys, re-booting releases it.

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Regards

Robin
 
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