Is Drag and Drop an option on XP DT?

I can not Drag and Drop icons on my XP DT; like I could in WIN98.

Is that just no longer an available option in XP, am I going to have
to just use Cut and Paste.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:06:06 -0800, MikeCox wrote:

I can not Drag and Drop icons on my XP DT; like I could in WIN98.

Is that just no longer an available option in XP, am I going to have
to just use Cut and Paste.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

It still works in Windows XP. Check that you have dragging and dropping
enabled in the Taskbar/Start Menu properties. You'll find the setting under
Start Menu Customize.
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Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:58:48 -0600, Sharon F
wrote:

I can not Drag and Drop icons on my XP DT; like I could in WIN98.

Check that you have dragging and dropping enabled in the Taskbar/Start Menu properties.

Close but no cigar. I had my hopes up there for a minute but it's
already checked.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:09:15 -0800, MikeCox wrote:

Close but no cigar. I had my hopes up there for a minute but it's
already checked.
--Michael

AutoArrange and Lock Items to Desktop are unchecked? Both options are in
the right click menu of the desktop and are in the "Arrange Icons By..."
flyout menu.

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Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:30:13 -0600, Sharon F
wrote:

AutoArrange and Lock Items to Desktop are unchecked? Both options are in
the right click menu of the desktop and are in the "Arrange Icons By..."
flyout menu.
The only item checked is "Show Desktop Icons".

It the bane of my OS, everything is set correctly, but it still
doesn't work. Can't get "Recent Documents" to work either.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

Try typing in Start Run
regsvr32 ole32

Fixes some causes of this.

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On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:30:13 -0600, Sharon F
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The only item checked is "Show Desktop Icons".
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It the bane of my OS, everything is set correctly, but it still
doesn't work. Can't get "Recent Documents" to work either.
--Michael
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in Sunny San Diego

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:30:13 -0600, Sharon F
wrote:
"snip" it's already checked.

AutoArrange and Lock Items to Desktop are unchecked?
I found the solution to this problem. I upgraded XP today and now I
can drag and drop DT icons.

I appreciate your suggestions, thanks.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 23:47:54 -0800, MikeCox wrote:

I found the solution to this problem. I upgraded XP today and now I
can drag and drop DT icons.

I appreciate your suggestions, thanks.
--Michael

Thanks for taking the time to let us know how you worked this out, Michael.
Just to be clear.... When you say "upgraded," did you install update
patches or did you jump from XP Home to Pro?

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Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User

Sharon F wrote:

...MikeCox wrote:

...I upgraded XP today and now I can drag and drop DT icons.

...Just to be clear.... When you say "upgraded," did you install update
patches or did you jump from XP Home to Pro?

I inserted the XP CD, clicked "Install" and selected the "Upgrade:
Recommended" option.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:33:29 -0800, MikeCox wrote:

Sharon F wrote:

...MikeCox wrote:

...I upgraded XP today and now I can drag and drop DT icons.

...Just to be clear.... When you say "upgraded," did you install update
patches or did you jump from XP Home to Pro?

I inserted the XP CD, clicked "Install" and selected the "Upgrade:
Recommended" option.
--Michael

in Sunny San Diego

Ah, in effect a "repair" or "in place" install. Thanks again!

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Sharon F
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User