WinVista file selection bug!

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krzma

There's a bug when attempting to select files in Windows Vista.

Here are the steps to reproduce the problem:
- open windows file explorer
- click on a folder on the left so it's selected (blue)
- in the right files/folders box that is now displayed, drag your mouse
starting from NOT on the horizontal line of a file (that you want to select)
- after you release the mouse to complete the drag selection, the file(s)
you tried to drag/select remain grey and NOT selected! (INSTEAD OF GOING BLUE)
- the folder on the left remains selected (blue) and if you try to
cut/copy/paste/delete/etc. what you tried to select, you accidentally act on
the FOLDER instead of the file(s) you tried to select!!!

However, this problem doesn't happen when you start the drag on the SAME
horizontal line as one of the files. This way seems to work properly.
However, this way is not always convenient if the file names are long and
therefore the drag selction method is not possible because there isn't any
white space to the right of any of the files you want to select.

This is issue is clearly a problem, because when a user tries to select
files, the files should become selected (blue).

IT'S A BIG PAIN when I accidentally delete the whole folder (because it's
still blue) thinking that the files that I tried to select are actually not
selected!!!

Please make the file selection work EXACTLY like WinXP. Please. Please.
Please.

** PLEASE FIX THIS BUG!!! **


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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...icrosoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
 
I'm sorry... I got it mixed up... selection doesn't work when you
drag-select from the SAME line as a file you want.
 
Please make the file selection work EXACTLY like WinXP. Please. Please.
Please.

** PLEASE FIX THIS BUG!!! **
Click to expand...

This is not an official MS site and any "bug reports" will certainly
not be taken seriously when posted here.
 
The URL is in microsoft.com... that's weird that it's not an official MS
site. I figured I'd "suggest" they fix this bug. :)

Does anyone know where I can tell MS about this. I've looked around and
even their online submit tool I found doesn't work.
 
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