"show window contents while dragging" problem

[Keith Ward]

I recently acquired a new laptop with Windows XP Pro. My
previous PC ran Win2K and the visual setting - "show
window contents while dragging" - was always active.

However, on the new laptop this effect is un-set every
time the system is Restarted and I must manually enable
it every time (right-click desktop, click Properties,
click Appearence tab, click Effects and check "show
window contents while dragging").

This is time-consuming and very annoying, especially as
I've been informed this is a "feature" of Dell PCs which
come loaded with Dell Media Experience (DME) which
occasionally has a problem when "show window contents
while dragging" is enabled. Dell fixed this by disabling
the dragging option at Windows startup and whenever DME
is run.

I use window dragging and resizing frequently and DME
very rarely so I'd like to either permanently enable the
dragging option, or have a script which can be run at
startup or upon request to enable the dragging option.

Can anyone help with such a script?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Keith Ward]

Excuse me??

-----Original Message-----

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[David Candy]

The program you asked for is attached to my previous post. Scripting won't help unless you reboot, which of course causes the problem. So you need a program.

 

[Keith Ward]

Sorry, but I don't see an attachment to your previous
post. This could be my fault as this is my first time in
this comunity newsgroup.

-----Original Message-----
The program you asked for is attached to my previous

post. Scripting won't help unless you reboot, which of
course causes the problem. So you need a program.

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"Keith Ward" <[email protected]> wrote

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[David Candy]

There is no such thing as a community newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/[email protected]

Use this in future
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
(and if you ask your ISP they'll give you access to tens of thousands of groups, MS only provide ones about MS products)

 

[Keith64]

When using Outlook Explorer to access the attachment, it gives the message
"OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail:
DragFullWindows.zl9" so now I'm looking for another newsreader.

FYI When using a web browser to access this newsgroup, right underneath
Microsoft is the subtitle Community Newsgroups.
See
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...k.money&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-gb;newsgroups

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There is no such thing as a community newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/[email protected]

Use this in future
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
(and if you ask your ISP they'll give you access to tens of thousands of
groups, MS only provide ones about MS products)

 

[Kelly]

In OE go to Tools/Folder Options/Security and uncheck Do not allow
attachments.....

 

[Keith64]

Thanks, Kelly, all is now working fine.

In OE go to Tools/Folder Options/Security and uncheck Do not allow
attachments.....

 

[Kelly]

Great, glad to hear it.

 

[David Candy]

Does thank me who wrote the program.

 

[Keith Ward]

David

My humble apologies, I thought - incorrectly - that I'd
thanked you earlier.

You were most kind to supply me with the program, for
which I'm ever grateful. I use it every day while
thinking "that's thanks to Dave Candy" and "up yours,
Dell!"

Can I mention the program to users of the Dell technical
forum <http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?
board.id=sw_winxp> ?

Kindest regards

Keith Ward