can't drag and drop to open files

[Guest jmartin@foresthomes.com]

I've been searching around and can't seem to find the help I need

specific to this. I am unable to drag a txt file onto a notepad

shortcut icon on my desktop and have it open the application with that

txt file open. all xp let's me do is drag the txt file and relocate it

on my desktop. However I can drag that file to a shortcut that points

to a folder and have the file move there. Can anyone point me in the

right direction to fix this?

[Guest Karl Snooks]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

jmartin,

Use right mouse button too drag to the notepad icon. Do not release the

right button until the """ARROW"" is over the icon for Notepad. When you

release you will be given two options, namely, "Open with" and "Cancel".

Choose "Open with".

 

I think the problem is that you are releasing the right button when the icon

for the folder is over the Notepad icon. Release based up the mouse

position arrow.

 

karl snooks

 

<jmartin@foresthomes.com> wrote in message

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| I've been searching around and can't seem to find the help I need

| specific to this. I am unable to drag a txt file onto a notepad

| shortcut icon on my desktop and have it open the application with that

| txt file open. all xp let's me do is drag the txt file and relocate it

| on my desktop. However I can drag that file to a shortcut that points

| to a folder and have the file move there. Can anyone point me in the

| right direction to fix this?

[Guest jmartin@foresthomes.com]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

Hi Karl,

 

I've tried that as well with no luck. On other people's machine the

shortcut that I'm dragging to highlights when hovered over with either

left or right drags. Mine does not do this highlighting. For me right

click drag when released on the icon give "copy here", "move here",

"Create shortcuts here", "Cancel".

 

On Feb 21, 2:59 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> Use right mouse button too drag to the notepad icon.  Do not release the

> right button until the """ARROW"" is over the icon for Notepad.  When you

> release you will be given two options, namely, "Open with" and  "Cancel"..

> Choose "Open with".

>

> I think the problem is that you are releasing the right button when the icon

> for the folder is over the Notepad icon.  Release based up the mouse

> position arrow.

>

> karl snooks

[Guest Karl Snooks]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

jmartin,

using Win+F then locate c:\windows\notepad.exe

 

RtClk on \windows\notepad.exe and choose "Send to"

 

Choose Desktop (create shortcut)

 

If you will drag your file, using the rt mouse button, to where the "ARROW"

points to that icon for notepad, then all should work as advertised.

 

I can only duplicate your situation by not having the "ARROW" over the

notepad icon when I release the right mouse button.

 

Do not modify the shortcut properties which XP generates.

 

karl snooks

 

 

<jmartin@foresthomes.com> wrote in message

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Hi Karl,

 

I've tried that as well with no luck. On other people's machine the

shortcut that I'm dragging to highlights when hovered over with either

left or right drags. Mine does not do this highlighting. For me right

click drag when released on the icon give "copy here", "move here",

"Create shortcuts here", "Cancel".

 

On Feb 21, 2:59 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> Use right mouse button too drag to the notepad icon. Do not release the

> right button until the """ARROW"" is over the icon for Notepad. When you

> release you will be given two options, namely, "Open with" and "Cancel".

> Choose "Open with".

>

> I think the problem is that you are releasing the right button when the

> icon

> for the folder is over the Notepad icon. Release based up the mouse

> position arrow.

>

> karl snooks

[Guest jmartin@foresthomes.com]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

Followed you instructions and still have the same result. I'm unable

to duplicate this on anyone else's machine as well. It's weird as all

other drag & drop operations work fine as far as I can tell.

 

On Feb 21, 4:35 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> using Win+F  then locate c:\windows\notepad.exe

>

> RtClk on \windows\notepad.exe and choose "Send to"

>

> Choose Desktop (create shortcut)

>

> If you will drag your file, using the rt mouse button, to where the "ARROW"

> points to that icon for notepad, then all should work as advertised.

>

> I can only duplicate your situation by not having the "ARROW" over the

> notepad icon when I release the right mouse button.

>

> Do not modify the shortcut properties which XP generates.

>

> karl snooks

[Guest jmartin@foresthomes.com]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

Followed your instructions and still have the same result. I am also

unable to duplicate on anyone else's machine here (6 others). It's

wierd as all other drag and drop operations seem to work fine as far

as I can tell.

 

On Feb 21, 4:35 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> using Win+F  then locate c:\windows\notepad.exe

>

> RtClk on \windows\notepad.exe and choose "Send to"

>

> Choose Desktop (create shortcut)

>

> If you will drag your file, using the rt mouse button, to where the "ARROW"

> points to that icon for notepad, then all should work as advertised.

>

> I can only duplicate your situation by not having the "ARROW" over the

> notepad icon when I release the right mouse button.

>

> Do not modify the shortcut properties which XP generates.

>

> karl snooks

[Guest Karl Snooks]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

jmartin,

I confess to wildly guessing now--have you tried using another mouse on your

computer?

 

Have you run any "cleaner" programs lately? Done such things as deleting

..DAT files?

 

karl snooks

 

<jmartin@foresthomes.com> wrote in message

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Followed your instructions and still have the same result. I am also

unable to duplicate on anyone else's machine here (6 others). It's

wierd as all other drag and drop operations seem to work fine as far

as I can tell.

 

On Feb 21, 4:35 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> using Win+F then locate c:\windows\notepad.exe

>

> RtClk on \windows\notepad.exe and choose "Send to"

>

> Choose Desktop (create shortcut)

>

> If you will drag your file, using the rt mouse button, to where the

> "ARROW"

> points to that icon for notepad, then all should work as advertised.

>

> I can only duplicate your situation by not having the "ARROW" over the

> notepad icon when I release the right mouse button.

>

> Do not modify the shortcut properties which XP generates.

>

> karl snooks

[Guest jmartin@foresthomes.com]

Re: can't drag and drop to open files

 

Guessing is ok by me as it might point me somewhere to look. I'm

really unsure of when this started happening, within the last year I

think. Don't remember running any cleaner programs. besides MS's

spyware thing... forget what it's called. haven't tried another mouse

as this one seems to be working fine in every other operation, right

left and middle buttons. Just seems like there is a file corrupt

somewhere that I need to fix, but I can't find which file controls

that functionality, unless it's buried into the code of the OS. In

which case a repair install would probably work but I think I'll

tolerate manually doing it with the run command.

 

On Feb 21, 9:06 pm, "Karl Snooks" <wi...@hushmail.com> wrote:

> jmartin,

> I confess to wildly guessing now--have you tried using another mouse on your

> computer?

>

> Have you run any "cleaner" programs lately?   Done such things as deleting

> .DAT files?

>

> karl snooks