Thumper
December 5th 03, 01:17 AM
Okay, I've resolved the problem.
I made the assumption that the native driver was the best / most stable. It
wasn't.
I'm using a Logitech USB mouse (MouseMan Dual Optical), downloaded the
latest
drivers from Logitech's web site and both problems seem to have disappeared.
So, if anyone is having Drag-and-Drop problems, I would encourage you to
investigate your mouse drivers.
Dan
"Thumper" > wrote in message
...
> Howdy!
>
> Well, y'all, I've got two seperate problems with a new machine I just
built
> to replace a 98SE box:
>
> Asus P4C800 Deluxe; 3.0 P4 (HT/800 MHz FSB); 2 GB 3200 DDR (4x512 MB)
> 2x WD 36 GB S-ATA Drives plus 2xWD 250 GB P-ATA drives (all non-RAID)
> Sony DRU-500A DVD+/-R; Matrox Millennium G400 AGP
> XP Pro OEM with SP1; Problems before and after installing all updates
> Only drivers installed were motherboard related.
>
> Any ideas y'all might have on these problems would be appreciated:
>
> (1) Explorer drag-and-drop functionality is lost. I cannot drag files
> between folders,
> nor can I drag links between IE windows (specific situation: I
> open up one IE
> window with a search and drag links to a second window to
examine
> the results
> without having to "back" or re-search.)
>
> (2) When XP boots, I can use the mouse for maybe one or two clicks,
then
> I lose all
> click-ability. To get it back, all I have to do is something
like
> Ctrl-Esc to call up the
> "Start" menu and for the remainder of the session, the mouse
works
> like a champ.
>
> Initially everything was great. After a period of time, the problems
> surfaced. I have reinstalled
> XP twice now. Each time, both problems went away initially and both
returned
> after
> a period of time.
>
> Other things I've tried:
>
> (1) Using a PCI video card in place of the Matrox. No change.
>
> (2) Memory swapping. No problem found.
>
> (3) Underclocking. No change.
>
> Other than this, the system seems to be running like a champ. No errors.
> Looks good.
>
> Well, I'm going to post this and keep working on the situation. If I find
a
> resolution,
> I'll be sure to post it here.
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>
> Dan
>
> (For direct email replies, remove the "ex-es" from the email addy)
>
>
>
I made the assumption that the native driver was the best / most stable. It
wasn't.
I'm using a Logitech USB mouse (MouseMan Dual Optical), downloaded the
latest
drivers from Logitech's web site and both problems seem to have disappeared.
So, if anyone is having Drag-and-Drop problems, I would encourage you to
investigate your mouse drivers.
Dan
"Thumper" > wrote in message
...
> Howdy!
>
> Well, y'all, I've got two seperate problems with a new machine I just
built
> to replace a 98SE box:
>
> Asus P4C800 Deluxe; 3.0 P4 (HT/800 MHz FSB); 2 GB 3200 DDR (4x512 MB)
> 2x WD 36 GB S-ATA Drives plus 2xWD 250 GB P-ATA drives (all non-RAID)
> Sony DRU-500A DVD+/-R; Matrox Millennium G400 AGP
> XP Pro OEM with SP1; Problems before and after installing all updates
> Only drivers installed were motherboard related.
>
> Any ideas y'all might have on these problems would be appreciated:
>
> (1) Explorer drag-and-drop functionality is lost. I cannot drag files
> between folders,
> nor can I drag links between IE windows (specific situation: I
> open up one IE
> window with a search and drag links to a second window to
examine
> the results
> without having to "back" or re-search.)
>
> (2) When XP boots, I can use the mouse for maybe one or two clicks,
then
> I lose all
> click-ability. To get it back, all I have to do is something
like
> Ctrl-Esc to call up the
> "Start" menu and for the remainder of the session, the mouse
works
> like a champ.
>
> Initially everything was great. After a period of time, the problems
> surfaced. I have reinstalled
> XP twice now. Each time, both problems went away initially and both
returned
> after
> a period of time.
>
> Other things I've tried:
>
> (1) Using a PCI video card in place of the Matrox. No change.
>
> (2) Memory swapping. No problem found.
>
> (3) Underclocking. No change.
>
> Other than this, the system seems to be running like a champ. No errors.
> Looks good.
>
> Well, I'm going to post this and keep working on the situation. If I find
a
> resolution,
> I'll be sure to post it here.
>
> Thanks a bunch!
>
> Dan
>
> (For direct email replies, remove the "ex-es" from the email addy)
>
>
>