XP Media Center Edition SP2 all known updates applied.
Outlook 2000 SP3 all known updates applied.

Having a strange problem since installing Outlook on new pc.
When attempting to set up a new appointment in the calendar, when I
click on any of the 4 drop down boxes for start date/time and end
date/time, as soon as I move the mouse into these drop down displays,
the drop down window closes. I have run the detect/repair in Outlook to
no avail.
I have several other ap's on this pc that also have similar calendar
drop down windows and they all work fine.
Any idea's?

lm wrote:

XP Media Center Edition SP2 all known updates applied.
Outlook 2000 SP3 all known updates applied.

Having a strange problem since installing Outlook on new pc.
When attempting to set up a new appointment in the calendar, when I
click on any of the 4 drop down boxes for start date/time and end
date/time, as soon as I move the mouse into these drop down displays,
the drop down window closes. I have run the detect/repair in Outlook
to no avail.
I have several other ap's on this pc that also have similar calendar
drop down windows and they all work fine.
Any idea's?

This has been posted before. The problem is that you're using the "X-Mouse"
feature, which means window focus automatically follows the mouse without
requiring a click. While there may be a way to toggle that setting without
any add-ins, the easiest way if to download the "TweakUI" Powertoy for
Windows XP.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe
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Brian Tillman

Thanks for the response. I do not know what X-Mouse is. I did
download the TweakUI but do not see any reference to X-Mouse. A
question -- why does this seem to only be effecting the calendar in
Outlook? All of the other Outlook drop down boxes act fine.

lm wrote:

Thanks for the response. I do not know what X-Mouse is. I did
download the TweakUI but do not see any reference to X-Mouse.

There should be a "Mouse" entry in the left-hand pane, after "About" and
"General". Expand that entry and choose X-Mouse. Uncheck "Activation
follows mouse".

A question -- why does this seem to only be effecting the calendar in
Outlook? All of the other Outlook drop down boxes act fine.

Beats me.
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Brian Tillman