drag and drop

I am wanting to install a logon tweak for my computer but to do it I need to replace files in the Windows folder. It won't let me do this though. It says that the file is already open in another program when I try to do a drag and drop replace. Please help me fix this.

Not certain if this belongs here or in hardware, but here goes: When I maximize a window back to my secondary monitor, sometimes it maxes to the primary instead forcing me to restore down, drag-n-drop, then maximize again. Of course this is an intermittent problem, but extremely annoying...

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I use an old XP app (JetToolbar - available at JetToolBar - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com) and do not want to change but I cant make it work on Windows 7. The application installs and starts up just fine but it is not possible to drag icons/programs/files to...

Hi, first sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum but wasn't sure if this was here or software. I am using MPC Home cinema x64 1.4.2499.0. Howver I can't add video files to the playlist through right click menu option because it's not there as seen below. Can anyone advise ? I have been...

Well, trying to fix annoying bug #348957509 in win7.... When you try to drag and drop a file in win7, there is a transparent icon that follows yours cursor around. This icon is pointless and makes viewing folder names a bit more difficult. Is it possible to disable this? The only "fix" ive...

Much to my surprise I cannot drag some *.exe programs to Taskbar/Quick launch Bar. For other programs it works. After releasing the mouse button with the dragged *.exe over Taskbar the icon is NOT added. Even if I press the shift button it does not work. How can I add/pin really all...

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Ive been running Windows 7 for 10 months now maybe and I love it... Except I hate to do my web dev work on it due to admin permissions/file permissions. Yes I am an administrator on the computer. At first, I could not save any .php, .txt, .html, etc., etc. file unless I opened that program by...

Hello everybody... I am new to the forum and new to Windows 7. I was hoping someone could help me out with this problem I've been having. I've searched all over the internet for an answer and tried various things but nothing seems to work... Anyway, the issue that I'm having is that when I am...

I want a program that can design websites. and I want it to be so you arrange it by moving the pictures and links and text around with your mouse. Kind of like designing a website in photoshop. Price is no problem. ps. i know some HTML

Hi there. I did a restart and I was waiting for Windows 7 to load. After some minutes, I have notice that the desktop, only shows the theme and the taskbar. Actually check the first picture (I upload and you will see what exactly I see). Now check the second picture I upload. I open "my...

Hello, I'd like to thank you all in advance for analyzing my problem. All help is appreciated :D. On a Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) machine I am running, I randomly lost the ability to copy, paste, and move data. When I try to copy and paste data, I get that restricting "ding" sound and...

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and have been running it with no problems since last October. Suddenly this evening I can no longer drag/move application windows or move files through drag-and-drop. I can minimize and maximize windows but then they are frozen in place, I can't move them. It...

Koristim W7 x64 ultimate 3,4 meseca. I dalje ne mogu nikako da se prilagodin ne mogucnosti da sam odredim raspored start menija > all programs onako kako bi ja da bude rasporedjeno a ne da se redja po ambecedi. Takodje ne postoji ni mogucnost kreiranje foldera. Sve ovo je moglo na XP. A najvise...

Hi, I had Windows 7, but then I had to re-format the PC and now it's not like I had before. Maybe you guys can help me put it just the way it was. Number one - It used to open all windows of the same type (ie. all IE's windows, all explorer's windows) in one tab, that after clicked would...

Dragging and dropping files can have different results depending on the location of the target. Here's how you can ensure that you always do what you mean to do. Link Removed due to 404 Error

hi there , how do you put music onto a mp3 player from a disc via windows 7 , ive tried going to sink after puting the disc in then going to library and trying to drag and drop but its not working , any help would be magic , thanks

I am really hating Win7 right about now... Here's a regular daily duty for me. I put a camera CF card into a USB reader and put it into the USB slot. I then create folders on a hard drive for each day of photos that was on the CF card, and I drag all the Monday stuff from the CF into a Monday...

On Vista I coud use my ftp program go to one of my sites and drag drop a file to the desktop. On Windows 7 it makes a folder every time I try to do it and the folder is always empty? What gives?