Buffered Mouse Clicks Can Cause Skipped Pages During GUI Setup (228238)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q228238

SYMPTOMS

If you click Next more than once to move forward to the next screen during the GUI portion of Windows 2000 Setup, the Setup program may skip forward past the next screen to a subsequent screen.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the Setup program buffers mouse clicks.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Mouse click buffering occurs throughout the GUI portion of Setup, but is most obvious during the pause after typing in a computer name. Mouse click buffering may vary with the speed of your computer.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbsetup w2000setup KB228238