No drag and drop possible

G

GR

On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and drop
files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to drag
and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the desktop.
 
G

George Gee

GR

Have you tried dragging & dropping with another mouse?

George Gee


"GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
> drop
> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to drag
> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the desktop.
 
G

George Gee

GR

Have you tried dragging & dropping with another mouse?

George Gee


"GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
> drop
> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to drag
> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the desktop.
 
G

George Gee

GR

Have you tried dragging & dropping with another mouse?

George Gee


"GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
> drop
> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to drag
> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the desktop.
 
G

George Gee

Hey, sorry about that, didn't mean to send three times.
Do you think I should try another mouse? (g)

George Gee


"George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
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> GR
>
> Have you tried dragging & dropping with another mouse?
>
> George Gee
>
>
> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
>> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
>> drop
>> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to
>> drag
>> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the
>> desktop.
>
>
>
 
M

Mart

Windows SE?

Do you mean Windows 98 SE (in which case, you're in the wrong NewsGroup -
try microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) or do you mean Windows Millennium
(WinMe)?

If you can't drag and drop, can you copy and paste the files?

Also, does it only affect the "desktop" and the "newly created folder on the
desktop"?
What about other (existing) folders or locations?

In other words, can you drag and drop other files/folders already existing
on your hard drive or is this drag and drop issue only affecting your floppy
and CD-ROM drives?

Mart



"GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
> drop
> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to drag
> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the desktop.
 
M

Mart

No, no, no, George, George, George, your existing one is probably OK <g>

Mart


"George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
news:ucRa3bE%23HHA.4612@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hey, sorry about that, didn't mean to send three times.
> Do you think I should try another mouse? (g)
>
> George Gee
>
>
> "George Gee" <georgegee@nomaps.com> wrote in message
> news:OMZwDZE%23HHA.4200@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> GR
>>
>> Have you tried dragging & dropping with another mouse?
>>
>> George Gee
>>
>>
>> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
>>> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
>>> drop
>>> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to
>>> drag
>>> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the
>>> desktop.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
H

Heirloom

I may be off base here, but, are you using the 'touchpad' mouse on the front
of the laptop or an ancillary mouse? In either case, have you looked at the
touchpad/mouse properties and settings to insure everything is set properly?
If you are using the touchpad, do you have a USB mouse that you can try?
Post back with your set up specs......someone should be able to assist.
Heirloom, old and optical mice have no
balls

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Windows SE?
>
> Do you mean Windows 98 SE (in which case, you're in the wrong NewsGroup -
> try microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) or do you mean Windows
> Millennium (WinMe)?
>
> If you can't drag and drop, can you copy and paste the files?
>
> Also, does it only affect the "desktop" and the "newly created folder on
> the desktop"?
> What about other (existing) folders or locations?
>
> In other words, can you drag and drop other files/folders already existing
> on your hard drive or is this drag and drop issue only affecting your
> floppy and CD-ROM drives?
>
> Mart
>
>
>
> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
>> On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
>> drop
>> files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to
>> drag
>> and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the
>> desktop.
>
>
 
W

webster72n

"Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:%235RATdE%23HHA.5464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Windows SE?
>
> Do you mean Windows 98 SE (in which case, you're in the wrong NewsGroup -
> try microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) or do you mean Windows
Millennium
> (WinMe)?
>
> If you can't drag and drop, can you copy and paste the files?
>
> Also, does it only affect the "desktop" and the "newly created folder on
the
> desktop"?
> What about other (existing) folders or locations?
>
> In other words, can you drag and drop other files/folders already existing
> on your hard drive or is this drag and drop issue only affecting your
floppy
> and CD-ROM drives?

He did say, it also occurs while working between desktop and newly created
folders, Mart and in all probability he's referring to Win98 SE.
There might be something wrong with the drag and drop function itself.
In that case you may have the answer, unless he found it himself by now on
the appropriate ng. <H>.

>
> Mart
>
>
>
> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
> > On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
> > drop
> > files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to
drag
> > and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the
desktop.
>
>
 
M

Mart

Harry wrote :-

> He did say, it also occurs while working between
> desktop and newly created folders,

Indeed Harry, but he didn't say it ONLY occurs that way. Hence, I was trying
to elicit more detail. If it's a global problem with d&d ONLY, then it's
possibly a registry issue - or of course a driver issue - but would have
expected to hear of other symptoms besides d&d, in that case.

Let's just hope GR responds with more detail

Mart


"webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%235RATdE%23HHA.5464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Windows SE?
>>
>> Do you mean Windows 98 SE (in which case, you're in the wrong NewsGroup -
>> try microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) or do you mean Windows
> Millennium
>> (WinMe)?
>>
>> If you can't drag and drop, can you copy and paste the files?
>>
>> Also, does it only affect the "desktop" and the "newly created folder on
> the
>> desktop"?
>> What about other (existing) folders or locations?
>>
>> In other words, can you drag and drop other files/folders already
>> existing
>> on your hard drive or is this drag and drop issue only affecting your
> floppy
>> and CD-ROM drives?
>
> He did say, it also occurs while working between desktop and newly created
> folders, Mart and in all probability he's referring to Win98 SE.
> There might be something wrong with the drag and drop function itself.
> In that case you may have the answer, unless he found it himself by now on
> the appropriate ng. <H>.
>
>>
>> Mart
>>
>>
>>
>> "GR" <GR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F22729FB-E4DA-4457-8424-691B088CF23A@microsoft.com...
>> > On my Toshiba Satellite 2800 with Windows SE is impossible to drag and
>> > drop
>> > files from a floppy or CD-ROM onto the desktop. Nor is it possible to
> drag
>> > and drop a file on the desktop into a newly created folder on the
> desktop.
>>
>>
>
>
 
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