Dragging and droping files into other program


  1. Woonkey
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    Dragging and droping files into other program


    Hey everyone,

    I have been having some problems with dragging and dropping files from a folder into a program. I have tryed just about everything but everytime I grab a file to drop Into the program I get a circle with a line through it. I do not have this problem on my xp machine.. Any thoughts?? Thanks,
    Geoff
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  3. zigzag3143
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    Woonkey said:
    Hey everyone,

    I have been having some problems with dragging and dropping files from a folder into a program. I have tryed just about everything but everytime I grab a file to drop Into the program I get a circle with a line through it. I do not have this problem on my xp machine.. Any thoughts?? Thanks,
    Geoff
    Need more info. what files into what programs?


    Ken
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  4. logicearth
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
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    When running the application in question, it is running as admin?
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