Drag and drop to desktop


  1. Posts : 102
    Windows 7 32
       #1

    Drag and drop to desktop


    I used to be able to drag a file from a folder to the desktop by holding the left mouse button down. Then using ALT as well to chang ethis to a short cut. This does not work now. Is there some setting that has been changed like accessability. I have searched everywhere for this.

    Dragging across imiditaly puts a copy on my desktop without leaving me time to select ALT and let go of the mouse button.
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  2. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #2

    If you drag and then press and hold alt before releasing the left mouse button then it creates a link for me.

    How long has this been happening for you?
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  3. Posts : 102
    Windows 7 32
    Thread Starter
       #3

    No I do not ge t a chance to press and hold ALT. Unless I can acheve this in less than a thousanth of a second. It litteraly happens in less than a second. It crerates a copy.
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  4. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #4

    Does it do this before you release the left mouse button?
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  5. Posts : 102
    Windows 7 32
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Yes with the mouse button still pressed. I don't stand a chance.

    +++++

    Problem appears to be solved.

    When I posted the thread I was shown some similar threads. Can't locate them now but it said something like
    At the start prompt text box enter CMD
    Then enter regsvr32 /i Shell ... {Cant remember the last bit}

    It came up with an error
    The module shell32 was loaded but the call to DllInstall failed with error code 0x8002801c

    I went to c:\windows\System32 and rt click on cmd.exe run as administrator. This time regsvr32 /i ... worked.
    Why I do not know as under users I am the administrator.

    This somehow seems to have solved the problem but I do not know how or why.
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  6. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #6

    If this is a recent thing do you have a restore point yo can go back to using system restore?

    System Restore
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  7. Posts : 102
    Windows 7 32
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Don't have a restore point BUT .................

    Problem appears to be solved.

    When I posted the thread I was shown some similar threads. Can't locate them now but it said something like
    At the start prompt text box enter CMD
    Then enter regsvr32 /i Shell32

    It came up with an error
    The module shell32 was loaded but the call to DllInstall failed with error code 0x8002801c

    I went to c:\windows\System32 and rt click on cmd.exe run as administrator. This time regsvr32 /i shell32 it worked.
    Why I do not know as under users I am the administrator.

    This somehow seems to have solved the problem but I do not know how or why.
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  8. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #8

    Glad that is sorted for you otuatail.

    I usually don't drag and drop using the left mouse button but use the right. In that case you get a popup asking what you want to do. Copy, move or create link. I find this more useful as I don't then have to remember whether I am dragging between partitions or not.
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #9

    Instead of Drag and Drop, try Sendto (in the right click menu).
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  10. Posts : 102
    Windows 7 32
    Thread Starter
       #10

    No false alarm.

    The problem is back again. I have typed this into web browses and found lots of windows 7 users experiancing the same problem. This never happened in XP or Vista.
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