"It works for a while but the setting is lost after I awake my notebook from "standby mode""
There's your clue the drivers are buggy. It's not something you are doing but time to ask the makers of your laptop and mouse for a driver that doesn't have this bug.
Bob
System: HP Pavilion dv 1000 notebook. XP (2).
Mouse Pad: Synaptics PS/2 touchpad
External Mouse: I Rocks optical HID compliant.
Can anyone please advise how I can resolve the following?
I want to have the pointer "snap" to a default button in a dialog box. Neither the pad, working alone, or the external mouse will do this. I have taken this action:
Control Panel>mouse>pointer settings>check snap-to box>apply.
It works for a while but the setting is lost after I awake my notebook from "standby mode"
Any help to resolve would be appreciated. Thanks for any help.
PS

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