Michel;

I am having the same experience. As an example I cannot insert the cursor into any part of the last paragraph of you post below. I am using I.E. 5.5, SP-2, with Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.

Tom


>>I am having trouble with the pointer when operating in the response area when replying to a message.
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>>The pointer remains a pointer and does not change to an 'insertion bar' in the lower part of the edit area. The area affected seems to be arbitrary, though I gues it has to do with the existing content.
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>>This makes it harder to edit stuff and so is a pain.
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>>I have NOT changed IE or the OS (XP-Home) in several days and this only started this evening.
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>I don't experience this behavior. Can you elaborate more about it and what browser you are using? I assume you have restarted the browser, clear cache, reboot or even tried on another PC to see if this was affected by only once PC.