Textbox content doesn't get selected on double click

[bobisto]

I have very stupid problem. In every text box when you do double click the content in the text box doesn't select whole but only part. For example if the textbox is filled with date value 01/08/2003 if you double click enywhere ordinary all caracters will be selected. You can try this in regional settings/date. On this computer only 2003 is selected if the mouse pointer was on 2003, only 01 if the mouse is over 01. That case is also when you have time value, currency value, number value.
Please help before I start reinstallation of XP Prof.

 

[Jontmke]

Sorry, don't have a fix for you yet, but you would reinstall the OS over this? When all you have to do is click and drag?
You can also try to triple click. In some cases that will do all the text, or sentence or paragraph.

Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)

 

[bcastner]

Check that the mouse was not placed in "left-handed" mode.
Check your double-click speed through Control Panel, Mouse. It may be set too fast.