Right click drag and drop stopped working?!

gryzor

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Hello guys,

A couple of days ago my right click drag-and-drop stopped working... restarted alright (thought it'd be that simple) but it's not back...

Any ideas?

Thanks :)
T

Just to clarify: my right click works ok, so it's not the mouse that's at fault, I would guess...
 
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My Computer

OS
2008 Server/7
I have the same problem and am looking for a solution. It's definitely not the mouse; it's a software problem. It happened first on my desktop at work. Later, it happened on my laptop. I did a System Restore to earlier in the day, and it fixed the problem on my laptop. Then I reinstalled the program that prompted the Restore point, and my right-click drag-and-drop still worked. Therefore, I don't think it's a program I installed.

When it stopped working on my laptop, I remember that I had to kill the Explorer process for some reason. (I think I was copying something from an external drive, and explorer.exe stopped responding, so I killed it and tried to go along my merry way.)

I've looked around, and the only solutions I can find are checking to see if drag.exe, drop.exe, or TEXTER is running. I've never seen any of these processes.

Any ideas?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
Hello guys,

A couple of days ago my right click drag-and-drop stopped working... restarted alright (thought it'd be that simple) but it's not back...

Any ideas?

Thanks :)
T

Just to clarify: my right click works ok, so it's not the mouse that's at fault, I would guess...

In a admist account type cmd in search
then in cmd typ sfc /scannow. All corruption will be corrected

If that does not work try system restore. I use it to solve these little annoying problems. Worked every time.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Well, I figured out what the problem was. It likely affects nobody but me, but just in case:

If you use the 3rd party app, VistaSwitcher (the Vista/Win7 replacement to TaskSwitchXP), and you enable the "Replace the Right Mouse Button + Wheel" option, it will break right-click dragging functionality such as right-click drag-and-drop, as well as mouse gestures in Firefox. So disable it if you care about those things.

Also, I realized that middle-click drag-and-drop does the same thing as the right-click version, in case anybody cares. :)
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
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