Windows XP attempts to predict what text you want highlighted as you left click and move your mouse. Most of the time it screws up. How do I turn this "feature" off so I can just highlight what I want highlighted without WinXP meddling?

Thanks

In which application? Notepad, Wordpad, Word, command line?
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Originally posted by peterh:

WordPad, IE, Microsoft Help, Word, etc. Doesn't do it in notepad. WinXP won't let me highlight parts of words, must be the entire word.

Sounds like you are misunderstanding me still. I am not talking about autocomplete. I am talking about selecting or highlighting text with a mouse. Using the Firefox browser, I can highlight parts of words. Here is an example:



I then tried to highlight the same letters using Internet Explorer and this is what happens:



This is how other Microsoft apps act. I want to be able to select whatever text I want.

You pointed me in the right direction in WordPad...

WordPad - View Menu, Options submenu, Options tab, uncheck "Automatic Word Selection" option...

After unchecking this, I can highlight what I want in the document, and WordPad won't select entire words. That is the behavior that I want. I was hoping this was a universal Windows XP thing, but I guess it isn't.