File Does Not Open When You Drag the File to a Shortcut (132574)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q132574 SYMPTOMS
When you drag a file from File Manager to an application shortcut on the
desktop, you receive no error, but the file does not open and the mouse
pointer does not change to indicate that the action is invalid.
CAUSE
This is a limitation of File Manager; File Manager is a Windows 3.1-based
application and does not support the enhanced features of OLE drag and
drop.
RESOLUTION
Make sure the program on the desktop is open before you drag a file
from File Manager to the shortcut.
-or-
Drag the file from Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer to the
shortcut.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB132574 |
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