From: barrel.full@screwmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:29:24 -0400, robertva    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 8/1/2011 4:16 PM, Wilfred Xavier Pickles wrote:   
    ...   
   >> Any ideas?   
   >>   
   >>    Thx,   
   >>    Will   
   >   
   >Use drag and drop instead:   
   >   
   >Highlight the files and/or folders you want to copy. Use the CTRL or   
   >Shift keys as appropriate if you want to select multiple items.   
   >   
   >With mouse pointer over any of the items you want to copy, hold the   
   >left* mouse button while you move the pointer to the destination   
   >partition or folder. You can even drag to the task bar button for   
   >another Windows Explorer Window (hold the button down while the   
   >destination window opens or becomes the top window, then continue to   
   >drag to the destination).   
   >   
   >If you drag with the right button a context menu will appear offering an   
   >opportunity to move the files instead of copying them. Note that left   
   >drag will often move files if the source and destination folders are on   
   >the same partition (drive).   
   >   
   >*Switch "right" and "left" if your mouse button roles have been reversed   
   >for left hand operation.   
      
   "That works!".   
      
   Very nicely explained as well. I'd been using cntl-c/cntl-v (exclusively) for   
   so long I'd nearly forgotten how robust drag/drop could be with XP. Totally   
   forgot the rules for "drag with the right button ..." vis-a-vis move/copy.   
      
     Cheers,   
     Will   
      
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