Drag And Drop Issue

[Phil Angus]

Hi Guys,

I have a really frustrating one. For some strange reason, on one one of our
director's workstations, he is no longer able to drag and drop anything. At
first it was reported as an issue on the desktop, but I have since noticed
it applies to any folder.

Drag and Drop is most definitely enabled according to the "Enable Dragging
and Dropping" function within the properties of the start bar etc.

Environment. Windows 2003 Active Directory domain with approx 120 XP
Proffessional (SP3) workstations. The issue only occurs on this one PC.

Sympton: Drag a file to the waste paper bin and it doesn't do anything. The
bin icon changes colour to give the impression it's working, but let go and
it stays where it is and there is nothing in there and the file is still
where it was.

Drag a file with the right mouse button producces no prompt to save the
file. If I right click a file and go copy, I can paste it to the same place
and the copy is there.

Try the same from within any folder produces the same results.

I tried logging in as someone else with domain admin rights and the issue
occurs with that user also, so it doesn't appear to be a profile issue.

Thanks.

 

[Don Phillipson]

I have a really frustrating one. For some strange reason, on one one of our
director's workstations, he is no longer able to drag and drop anything. At
first it was reported as an issue on the desktop, but I have since noticed
it applies to any folder.

Drag and Drop is most definitely enabled according to the "Enable Dragging
and Dropping" function within the properties of the start bar etc.

Simplest likely cause is that one of the OS files has been
corrupted -- checkable via SFC.EXE = System File Checker.
There are other possible causes.

 

[Phil Angus]

OK, just seen a previous post so will try Line 233 on Kelly's site first....

 

[Phil Angus]

I will check that. I have tried the registry fix and that didn't work
(unless the PC would require a reboot which I haven't done yet).

 

[Al Falfa]

Why not tell us AFTER you try it?

No point - 233 applies only to [Start]-menu anyway.

 

[Phil Angus]

Nothing I throw at this seems to work!

Why not tell us AFTER you try it?

No point - 233 applies only to [Start]-menu anyway.

 

[Phil Angus]

Because I was trying to save someone sending an unnecessary reply ;-)

OK, just seen a previous post so will try Line 233 on Kelly's site
first....

Why not tell us AFTER you try it?

 

[Phil Angus]

Anyone else got any ideas about this one? It just won't go away whatever I
throw at it!

 

[Al Falfa]

I have a really frustrating one. For some strange reason, on one one of
our director's workstations, he is no longer able to drag and drop
anything. At first it was reported as an issue on the desktop, but I
have since noticed it applies to any folder.
Drag and Drop is most definitely enabled according to the "Enable
Dragging and Dropping" function within the properties of the start bar
etc.
Environment. Windows 2003 Active Directory domain with approx 120 XP
Proffessional (SP3) workstations. The issue only occurs on this one PC.
Sympton: Drag a file to the waste paper bin and it doesn't do anything.
The bin icon changes colour to give the impression it's working, but
let go and it stays where it is and there is nothing in there and the
file is still where it was.
Drag a file with the right mouse button producces no prompt to save the
file. If I right click a file and go copy, I can paste it to the same
place and the copy is there.
Try the same from within any folder produces the same results.
I tried logging in as someone else with domain admin rights and the
issue occurs with that user also, so it doesn't appear to be a profile
issue.

Did you ever try:

Start > Run > regsvr32 ole32.dll [ok]
Start > Run > regsvr32 /i shell32.dll [ok]
Restart Windows

 

[Elmo]

Anyone else got any ideas about this one? It just won't go away whatever I
throw at it!

Also try Kelly's tweak (you'll find instructions at the top of the page).

Line 233 - Enable Drag and Drop
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

- or -

http://aumha.org/downloads/dragndropx.zip

 

[furkin]

Hi Phil,
I assume you fixed this by now - or did you ?
I have the same problem just occurred (I have a post on here about it).
I'm not as savvy as you guys, but I have been trying some of the methods here, to no avail.
all the best