Thread: an issue with mouse wheel in explorer

"Peter" <Peter@nospam.net> wrote
>I would like to know if this is common or it's just happening with me.
>
> If I open explorer it splits into two halves, left side shows the folder
> view right shows the files.
>
> But to use the mouse wheel to scroll in either half i first have to click.
> Is this normal ? Shouldn't it activate the wheel just by moving into the
> appropriate area ?
> some of my other programs work okay, not MS ?

What you see is normal. You have to click first.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

don't you ever bother to read responses before responding.
thee were 3 other answers up to 12 hours before yours with the same information.
you really got a problem having to see your name xxxxx times a day.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:euH1oApjHHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
"Peter" <Peter@nospam.net> wrote
>I would like to know if this is common or it's just happening with me.
>
> If I open explorer it splits into two halves, left side shows the folder
> view right shows the files.
>
> But to use the mouse wheel to scroll in either half i first have to click.
> Is this normal ? Shouldn't it activate the wheel just by moving into the
> appropriate area ?
> some of my other programs work okay, not MS ?

What you see is normal. You have to click first.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]