dragging in explorer for multi-select

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In Explorer, when dragging the mouse to select multiple files, a blue
(though I suppose the colour depends on the desktop settings) rectangle is
drawn, stretching and shrinking as the mouse moves. However, this makes my
computer very slow. In earlier versions (and still on the desktop) this is
just a dotted outline, which is a lot faster. Does someone know how to
customize explorer so that it will use the dotted line instead of the blue
rectangle?

TIA
zero
 
Try this.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab | Effects button|
UNCheck: Show window contents while dragging

Show window contents while dragging
[[Specifies whether to display window contents as you move or size it. When
this check box is cleared, you can see only the outline when you move a
window.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
This one is Start - Control Panel - System - Advanced - (Performance) Settings - Visual Effects - and it's Show Translucant Selection Rectangle

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Wesley Vogel said:
Try this.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab | Effects button|
UNCheck: Show window contents while dragging

Show window contents while dragging
[[Specifies whether to display window contents as you move or size it. When
this check box is cleared, you can see only the outline when you move a
window.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
zero said:
In Explorer, when dragging the mouse to select multiple files, a blue
(though I suppose the colour depends on the desktop settings) rectangle is
drawn, stretching and shrinking as the mouse moves. However, this makes
my computer very slow. In earlier versions (and still on the desktop)
this is just a dotted outline, which is a lot faster. Does someone know
how to customize explorer so that it will use the dotted line instead of
the blue rectangle?

TIA
zero
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Gotcha.

Computer Slows When You Click Multiple Icons in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=294770

And here's a non-MS link just for you, David...
http://www.kbalertz.com/kb_Q294770.aspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
David Candy said:
This one is Start - Control Panel - System - Advanced - (Performance)
Settings - Visual Effects - and it's Show Translucant Selection Rectangle

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Wesley Vogel said:
Try this.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab | Effects button|
UNCheck: Show window contents while dragging

Show window contents while dragging
[[Specifies whether to display window contents as you move or size it.
When this check box is cleared, you can see only the outline when you
move a window.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
zero said:
In Explorer, when dragging the mouse to select multiple files, a blue
(though I suppose the colour depends on the desktop settings) rectangle
is drawn, stretching and shrinking as the mouse moves. However, this
makes my computer very slow. In earlier versions (and still on the
desktop) this is just a dotted outline, which is a lot faster. Does
someone know how to customize explorer so that it will use the dotted
line instead of the blue rectangle?

TIA
zero
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They use MS technology. While faster than MS it is still hopeless. Apart from google and newspapers (they seem to get it right in every country) I can't think of any other large company that can serve up data driven, content managed web pages.

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Wesley Vogel said:
Gotcha.

Computer Slows When You Click Multiple Icons in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=294770

And here's a non-MS link just for you, David...
http://www.kbalertz.com/kb_Q294770.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
David Candy said:
This one is Start - Control Panel - System - Advanced - (Performance)
Settings - Visual Effects - and it's Show Translucant Selection Rectangle

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Goodbye Web Diary
http://margokingston.typepad.com/harry_version_2/2005/12/thank_you_and_g.html#comments
=================================================
Wesley Vogel said:
Try this.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab | Effects button|
UNCheck: Show window contents while dragging

Show window contents while dragging
[[Specifies whether to display window contents as you move or size it.
When this check box is cleared, you can see only the outline when you
move a window.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In zero <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
In Explorer, when dragging the mouse to select multiple files, a blue
(though I suppose the colour depends on the desktop settings) rectangle
is drawn, stretching and shrinking as the mouse moves. However, this
makes my computer very slow. In earlier versions (and still on the
desktop) this is just a dotted outline, which is a lot faster. Does
someone know how to customize explorer so that it will use the dotted
line instead of the blue rectangle?

TIA
zero
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I gave it my best shot. I even looked at the Want Ads. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
David Candy said:
They use MS technology. While faster than MS it is still hopeless. Apart
from google and newspapers (they seem to get it right in every country)
I can't think of any other large company that can serve up data driven,
content managed web pages.

--
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
Goodbye Web Diary
http://margokingston.typepad.com/harry_version_2/2005/12/thank_you_and_g.html#comments
=================================================
Wesley Vogel said:
Gotcha.

Computer Slows When You Click Multiple Icons in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=294770

And here's a non-MS link just for you, David...
http://www.kbalertz.com/kb_Q294770.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
David Candy said:
This one is Start - Control Panel - System - Advanced - (Performance)
Settings - Visual Effects - and it's Show Translucant Selection
Rectangle
Click to expand...
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Goodbye Web Diary
Click to expand...
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=================================================
Try this.

Right click Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab | Effects button|
UNCheck: Show window contents while dragging

Show window contents while dragging
[[Specifies whether to display window contents as you move or size it.
When this check box is cleared, you can see only the outline when you
move a window.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In zero <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
In Explorer, when dragging the mouse to select multiple files, a blue
(though I suppose the colour depends on the desktop settings)
rectangle is drawn, stretching and shrinking as the mouse moves.
However, this makes my computer very slow. In earlier versions (and
still on the desktop) this is just a dotted outline, which is a lot
faster. Does someone know how to customize explorer so that it will
use the dotted line instead of the blue rectangle?

TIA
zero
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