Re: Can't Drag and Drop

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From: Brett Weiss (lawyer_at_brettweiss.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:12:42 -0500

Perhaps I was not precise in my wording.

I used to be able to drag a file or files from Windows Explorer to an icon
on the taskbar, hold the dragged files there, the program would pop up, I
would move the dragged files onto the program window, and release the mouse
button. The files would then be "dropped" into the program, which would open
them.

This is what I meant when I talked about dragging and dropping files onto
the taskbar. This is what I no longer can do. 

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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message 
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You can't drag to the taskbar. Never have been, never will be.
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"Brett Weiss" <lawyer@brettweiss.com> wrote in message 
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> Wes:
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the Group Policy Editor shows 
> that
> this setting is disabled (which, as I read it, enables d&d [go figure]).
> FWIW, right click works on the start menu. Also I still can't drag from
> Explorer to a program in the taskbar. <sigh>
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> -- 
> Brett
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23uBSn9YAFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Check the settings in Group Policy and the registry setting.,.
>>
>> You can use the Group Policy editor (Gpedit.msc) under the following
>> location to configure Start menu features:
>> User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ Start Menu and Taskbar
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
>> Policies\Explorer
>> The registry entries are DWORD values.  A value of 1 is enabled, and a
>> value
>> of 0 is disabled.
>>
>> Policy: Disable drag-and-drop menus on the Start Menu
>> Description: Prevents users from modifying the Start menu by dragging and
>> dropping items. Other methods of customizing the Start menu are still
>> enabled.
>> Registry Value: "NoChangeStartMenu"
>>
>> Unable to right-click on the folders or shortcuts in the Start Menu
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/SMRightClick.htm
>>
>> -- 
>> Hope this helps.  Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:etvtmdPAFHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
>> Brett Weiss <lawyer@brettweiss.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> My drag and drop, in the start menu and to a program on the taskbar,
>>> has died. I can't d&d anything in the start menu, and when I try to
>>> d&d to a program in the taskbar, I get the "not allowed" icon.
>>>
>>> I've gone into advanced start menu properties and made sure the d&d is
>>> checked.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any thoughts as to what could be causing this and
>>> how to fix it? I'm running XP Pro, SP2.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Brett
>>
>
>
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