"show window contents while dragging" problem

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Keith Ward

I recently acquired a new laptop with Windows XP Pro. My
previous PC ran Win2K and the visual setting - "show
window contents while dragging" - was always active.

However, on the new laptop this effect is un-set every
time the system is Restarted and I must manually enable
it every time (right-click desktop, click Properties,
click Appearence tab, click Effects and check "show
window contents while dragging").

This is time-consuming and very annoying, especially as
I've been informed this is a "feature" of Dell PCs which
come loaded with Dell Media Experience (DME) which
occasionally has a problem when "show window contents
while dragging" is enabled. Dell fixed this by disabling
the dragging option at Windows startup and whenever DME
is run.

I use window dragging and resizing frequently and DME
very rarely so I'd like to either permanently enable the
dragging option, or have a script which can be run at
startup or upon request to enable the dragging option.

Can anyone help with such a script?

Thanks in advance.
 
The program you asked for is attached to my previous post. Scripting won't help unless you reboot, which of course causes the problem. So you need a program.
 
Sorry, but I don't see an attachment to your previous
post. This could be my fault as this is my first time in
this comunity newsgroup.
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The program you asked for is attached to my previous
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post. Scripting won't help unless you reboot, which of
course causes the problem. So you need a program.
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There is no such thing as a community newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/[email protected]

Use this in future
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
(and if you ask your ISP they'll give you access to tens of thousands of groups, MS only provide ones about MS products)
 
When using Outlook Explorer to access the attachment, it gives the message
"OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail:
DragFullWindows.zl9" so now I'm looking for another newsreader.

FYI When using a web browser to access this newsgroup, right underneath
Microsoft is the subtitle Community Newsgroups.
See
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...k.money&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-gb;newsgroups

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There is no such thing as a community newsgroups.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/[email protected]

Use this in future
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
(and if you ask your ISP they'll give you access to tens of thousands of
groups, MS only provide ones about MS products)
 
David

My humble apologies, I thought - incorrectly - that I'd
thanked you earlier.

You were most kind to supply me with the program, for
which I'm ever grateful. I use it every day while
thinking "that's thanks to Dave Candy" and "up yours,
Dell!"

Can I mention the program to users of the Dell technical
forum <http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?
board.id=sw_winxp> ?

Kindest regards

Keith Ward
 
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