I've just found out that it is possible to select Point-to-focus, my preferred focus policy, on Windows XP. I found the option in Tweak UI which can be down loaded from the MS Power Toys for Windows XP page. To enable Point-to-Focus run Tweak UI, navigate down the right pane to Mouse -> X-Mouse and select "Activation follows mouse (X-Mouse)". As of yet I have not found an option to stop raising the window on click!
I came across Tweak UI utility as having purchased a new 1TB disc I wanted to move the common "Shared" folders to it. I tried dragging the folder as suggested but this didn't seem to have the desired effect. Some goolge time later I found Tweak UI which also has an option to change those settings. Looks like there are some other useful tools in there too, such as CmdHere and DeskMan.
