Solved Dragging windows only shows the border! Bug?

[Gornot]

So, okay, this might not exactly be related to me, but I'm helping out a friend and want to spare him the bother of registering, because he usually asks me for advice; and usually I can help him out with anything. But this time I just can't remember how to fix this "bug" because I've never experienced it myself (on Windows 7).

So, here's a snippy of what the thread title refers to:



As you can see, that pretty much looks like the old XP style window-dragging option that anyone was able to set. But in Windows 7, I've never even seen this option, so I'm wondering if it's a bug or a problem with the GPU drivers or something.

I asked the friend to run the troubleshooting wizard for Aero, and it didn't display any errors. Also suggested him to check the "adjust appearance and performance of Windows" window, and all the settings are checked correctly just like on my sistem.

So I'm out of ideas. Seriously.

 

[boohbah]

in a explorer window click organise , folder and search options/ view tab, check the box show content when dragging
actually that option doesnt seem to be in the view list, i know there is a check box to show content whilst dragging, hang on i'll see where it is

 

[AddRAM]

Never seen it since day one.

 

[Gornot]

Dammit, I knew it was there somewhere. Thanks boobah, gonna see if that works

 

[Brink]

Hello Marko,

Using either option in the tutorial below to Show window contents while dragging should do the trick.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/75059-show-window-contents-outline-while-dragging.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

EDIT:
LOL, looks like we all posted at the same time.

 

[Gornot]

Thanks, Shawn

EDIT - It worked. I was so blind I couldn't see where the option is. And it WAS already checked but glitched, so the friend unchecked, applied, checked again, applied, and now it works. xD

And he's all like ROFLMAO xD

 

[boohbah]

ok in start search type ,advanced system settings. open it and in the performance box click settings
then check the box.
sorry it is a long time since i checked the box i couldnt remember where it was.

 

[Brink]

LOL, glad we could help.

 

[boohbah]

hahaha too late ,if your not fast your last.

didnt realize there was a tutorial,

doh!

 

[Gornot]

No worries, boohbah, thanks anyway

 

[Solidwave]

Showing only the border when dragging windows is a feature that dates back to 1985 and Windows 1.0. Windows didn't support whole window dragging until the mid-1990s (Windows 95-98 era) because older hardware simply wasn't fast enough to move and repaint application windows in real time. I'm amazed this setting is still honored on Aero themes because any hardware capable of running Aero won't need it and any software that requires it most likely won't run anymore.

 

[Gornot]

What can I tell ya? Times change