Can't Drag and Drop

[Brett Weiss]

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.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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

 

[Brett Weiss]

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?

 

[David Candy]

You can't drag to the taskbar. Never have been, never will be.

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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

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

 

[Brett Weiss]

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.

--
Brett


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
You can't drag to the taskbar. Never have been, never will be.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.uscricket.com

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

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

 

[David Candy]

Can you drag a file over My Documents to move it. Can you drag a text file over a program file like notepad to open the text file.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.uscricket.com

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.

--
Brett


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
You can't drag to the taskbar. Never have been, never will be.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.uscricket.com

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

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 Brett Weiss <[email protected]> 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 Weiss]

Can you drag a file over My Documents to move it.

Yes, this works.

Can you drag a text file over a program file like notepad
to open the text file.

This works as well.

--
Brett


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
Can you drag a file over My Documents to move it. Can you drag a text file
over a program file like notepad to open the text file.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.uscricket.com

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.

--
Brett


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
You can't drag to the taskbar. Never have been, never will be.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.uscricket.com

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

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 Brett Weiss <[email protected]> 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.