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Dropdown time & date boxes no longer work in calendar appointments

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BNI Bird - 27 Dec 2007 22:34 GMT
The drop down boxes in outlook no longer allow me to use the curser to select
a time or date when adding or ammending an appointment.  When I move the
curser away from the down arrow to select a time or date in the drop down box
the drop down disappears.  With the drop down box showing to select a start
or finish time I can still change the appointment time by using the mouse
scroll wheel.  The dropdown calendar box doesn't work at all.  I have to
manually type in a new date into the date box.  

The problem occurred in Office 2003 running on Windows XP Professional.  
Since then I have run the Office repair tool from the program, the repair
tool from the program disk and upgraded to Office Enterprise 2007 - all to no
avail in fixing the problem.  The only other change made to my computer
recently was the installation of a full version of System Mechanic 7 but I
don't know whether the problem started before or after this installation.
Diane Poremsky - 27 Dec 2007 22:58 GMT
are you using a popup blocker?

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> The drop down boxes in outlook no longer allow me to use the curser to
> select
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> recently was the installation of a full version of System Mechanic 7 but I
> don't know whether the problem started before or after this installation.
BNI Bird - 28 Dec 2007 02:03 GMT
Hi Diane and thanks for replying.  I am using a popup blocker and have done
so for a long time.  The settings for the blocker had not been changed and
and calendar was previously working fine with the blocker in place.  I have
just tried disabling the blocker but that made no difference to the problem.  
All other drop down boxes that I have tried both in Outlook and other
programs appear to be working.

> are you using a popup blocker?
>
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> > recently was the installation of a full version of System Mechanic 7 but I
> > don't know whether the problem started before or after this installation.
Brian Tillman - 02 Jan 2008 19:59 GMT
> The drop down boxes in outlook no longer allow me to use the curser
> to select a time or date when adding or ammending an appointment.
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> full version of System Mechanic 7 but I don't know whether the
> problem started before or after this installation.

Sounds like you have the "X Mouse" feature enabled.  See this:
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring/browse_threa
d/thread/cc80e402b57b8d9c/120738eac5a3de43?lnk=st&q=group%3Amicrosoft.public.out
look.*+%2Btillman+%2B%22x+mouse%22#120738eac5a3de43
>
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BNI Bird - 03 Jan 2008 00:53 GMT
Hi Brian

Thanks for your input.  I have checked through your suggestions and the link
you included but to no avail.  I am not using Tweak UI and my regedit
settings are already what you suggested.

Do you have any other suggestions or do you know how I might connect with
wayne from the other discussion as he had the same problem problem and I am
wondering if he managed to find a solution.

> > The drop down boxes in outlook no longer allow me to use the curser
> > to select a time or date when adding or ammending an appointment.
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> Sounds like you have the "X Mouse" feature enabled.  See this:
> <http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlook.calendaring/browse_threa
d/thread/cc80e402b57b8d9c/120738eac5a3de43?lnk=st&q=group%3Amicrosoft.public.out
look.*+%2Btillman+%2B%22x+mouse%22#120738eac5a3de43
>
Brian Tillman - 03 Jan 2008 10:58 GMT
> Thanks for your input.  I have checked through your suggestions and
> the link you included but to no avail.  I am not using Tweak UI and
> my regedit settings are already what you suggested.

I would suggest installing TweakUI if you're using Windows XP.

> Do you have any other suggestions or do you know how I might connect
> with wayne from the other discussion as he had the same problem
> problem and I am wondering if he managed to find a solution.

Google Groups will allow you to post as well as read.  You'll need a Google
account, though.
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