Display Properties/ Appearance / Effects
Function:Show windows contents while dragging

OS:Win XP

After setting the checkmark to activate this function, I close the effects
window and the properties. The function works well however the following
startup/booting of windows, the checkmark dissappears and the setting reverts
to the previous state of inactivity for that function.

Anyone know of a regfix to fix this problem?

Do you have a DELL system?

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Crazy AL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Display Properties/ Appearance / Effects
Function:Show windows contents while dragging

OS:Win XP

After setting the checkmark to activate this function, I close the effects
window and the properties. The function works well however the following
startup/booting of windows, the checkmark dissappears and the setting
reverts
to the previous state of inactivity for that function.

Anyone know of a regfix to fix this problem?

Nope!
It's a Compaq Presario Laptop (V2000 Series) 2305CA
60 gig HD
768meg ram

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Do you have a DELL system?
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Crazy AL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9CB1520E-4E87-4FAB-9575-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Display Properties/ Appearance / Effects
> Function:Show windows contents while dragging
>
> OS:Win XP
>
> After setting the checkmark to activate this function, I close the effects
> window and the properties. The function works well however the following
> startup/booting of windows, the checkmark dissappears and the setting
> reverts
> to the previous state of inactivity for that function.
>
> Anyone know of a regfix to fix this problem?
>
>
>

A startup application is probably disabling the feature everytime. Use the
MSCONFIG utility to isolate the problem. As a workaround, you may use the
utility listed in the following page so that the option is enabled at every
restart:

"Show windows contents while dragging" option is disabled after a restart:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/windowcontents.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Crazy AL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Nope!
It's a Compaq Presario Laptop (V2000 Series) 2305CA
60 gig HD
768meg ram

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Thanks for the info. I'll try out the msconfig 1st and see if i can pinpoint
the bug. Just Out of curiosity, the link for the startup utility you
supplied: is that patch designed for the use of DELL pc's only or will it
work on any laptop/pc with windows XP? Please let me know before I decide to
use it.

Thanks Ramesh,

Al

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> A startup application is probably disabling the feature everytime. Use the
> MSCONFIG utility to isolate the problem. As a workaround, you may use the
> utility listed in the following page so that the option is enabled at every
> restart:
>
> "Show windows contents while dragging" option is disabled after a restart:
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/windowcontents.htm
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Crazy AL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3E521B2A-26A7-44B5-A6DB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Nope!
> It's a Compaq Presario Laptop (V2000 Series) 2305CA
> 60 gig HD
> 768meg ram
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>
>

Al,

The utility (not a patch) can be applied in any other system. All it does is
to turn on the "Show window contents...." option at startup. As this can't
be accomplisjed by a REG or script, DavidC created this utility.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Crazy AL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1E700C84-EDAF-4879-B26A-(E-Mail Removed)...
Thanks for the info. I'll try out the msconfig 1st and see if i can
pinpoint
the bug. Just Out of curiosity, the link for the startup utility you
supplied: is that patch designed for the use of DELL pc's only or will it
work on any laptop/pc with windows XP? Please let me know before I decide
to
use it.

Thanks Ramesh,

Al