xp annoyance

March 26, 2005 5:25 AM

In WinXP SP2, I can no longer drag and drop files from one folder to another, or from Explorer onto applications. Nothing happens, either right- or left-clicking. To move files around I have to cut and paste. Any idea how to get my drag and drop back?
posted by stupidsexyFlanders to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)

I don't have a specific solution to your problem, but as serendipity would have it, there is a thread at DSL Reports about that very thing. Try keeping an eye on it to see what comes up.
posted by Dipsomaniac at 7:36 AM on March 26, 2005

If you go to the DSL Reports thread, then go to the thread that's now linked at the bottom of *that* thread, there's a mention that windows hotfix 890047 caused the person's problem...
posted by Gortuk at 8:42 AM on March 26, 2005

Response by poster: I uninstalled Hotfix 890047 and that solved the problem. Ask Metafilter is amazing.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 11:05 AM on March 26, 2005