ED#91 : Cannot Drag-and-Drop In Windows XP?!

Dashken · 27th May 2008, 10:03 PM

We often think there are ghosts in the system whenever it exhibits inexplicable behaviour – doing things we don’t want it to do, and not doing things that we want it to do. It drives many people nuts.

Of course, some people are nuts to begin with! Many of these “ghosts” can often be attributed to the users themselves, giving rise to the acronym, PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair).

Even an IT guru like Dashken is no exception. He recently sought to blame his innocent little sister for making his system go haywire. Little did he know it was his fault all along....

Link : ED#91 : Cannot Drag-and-Drop In Windows XP?!

mikegas · 27th May 2008, 11:14 PM

another common problem is pressing shift too long, shift become sticky key. Is a Accessibility options, then this would cause some hairwire like cannot click but the text get selected. The other thing happen to me is Enter key got stuck just like the esc key. Luckily enter key is so much bigger to spot then the esc key so did not cause too long of frustration.

belikethat · 28th May 2008, 01:20 AM

try this

press both left and right shit together
now type this " the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

------------------
THE QUICK BROWN FO JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG
notice the X is missing from the FOX?

using mircosft comform curve wireless..
even a stupid dell keyboard can type that =/
i heard there are some razer keyboard which performed worst

those still using ps2 might have some missing characters

btw nice pic there, cute hehe

ZuePhok · 28th May 2008, 01:28 AM

now you know why smashing your keyboard when windows goes haywire isn't exactly a bad thing..

thats what i do everytime an app screws up. a round of piano trick, from left to right, right to left, and then alt+ctrl+del

Mac Daddy · 28th May 2008, 06:13 AM

Interesting read Dashken .... cars and computers its always something

Dashken · 28th May 2008, 08:33 AM

It was lucky that I do use the Esc key.

But the thing is, I use Media Player Classic to play my movies and the Esc key works in restoring the Window. So, I get the habit of doing that to Windows Media Player too which unfortunately doesn't always work.

That day, it solved my other problem. LOL!

Mac Daddy · 28th May 2008, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dashken

It was lucky that I do use the Esc key.

But the thing is, I use Media Player Classic to play my movies and the Esc key works in restoring the Window. So, I get the habit of doing that to Windows Media Player too which unfortunately doesn't always work.

That day, it solved my other problem. LOL!

Cool I use [ctrl] [esc] a lot so will watch for that

Adrian Wong · 28th May 2008, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

now you know why smashing your keyboard when windows goes haywire isn't exactly a bad thing..

thats what i do everytime an app screws up. a round of piano trick, from left to right, right to left, and then alt+ctrl+del

ROTFL!!! I will have to try the piano trick one day!!

cadivette · 9th Jan 2009, 12:42 AM

Thank you, Thank You, Thank You.
I read all those registery fixes too, and since I already hate wireless keybords and mice I was ready to jump all over that.
Anyway, sure enough, the user had spilled coke on her keyboard and sure enough the "esc" was just a little lower than the rest.

Dashken · 9th Jan 2009, 04:14 PM

You are most welcome.

27th May 2008, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	ED#91 : Cannot Drag-and-Drop In Windows XP?! We often think there are ghosts in the system whenever it exhibits inexplicable behaviour – doing things we don’t want it to do, and not doing things that we want it to do. It drives many people nuts. Of course, some people are nuts to begin with! Many of these “ghosts” can often be attributed to the users themselves, giving rise to the acronym, PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). Even an IT guru like Dashken is no exception. He recently sought to blame his innocent little sister for making his system go haywire. Little did he know it was his fault all along.... Link : ED#91 : Cannot Drag-and-Drop In Windows XP?! __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings Last edited by Dashken : 27th May 2008 at 10:11 PM.

28th May 2008, 01:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
belikethat Active Join Date: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 641 Reputation: 58 Rep Power: 4	try this press both left and right shit together now type this " the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" ------------------ THE QUICK BROWN FO JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG notice the X is missing from the FOX? using mircosft comform curve wireless.. even a stupid dell keyboard can type that =/ i heard there are some razer keyboard which performed worst those still using ps2 might have some missing characters btw nice pic there, cute hehe __________________ Control Panel Settings & Options Edit Signature Last edited by belikethat : 28th May 2008 at 01:21 AM. Reason: add

28th May 2008, 01:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
ZuePhok Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Floating Island Of Mandango Posts: 8,810 Reputation: 3294 Rep Power: 48	now you know why smashing your keyboard when windows goes haywire isn't exactly a bad thing.. thats what i do everytime an app screws up. a round of piano trick, from left to right, right to left, and then alt+ctrl+del __________________ my motto: poison first, think later.

28th May 2008, 06:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mac Daddy Pickin' Da Gitfiddle Join Date: 19 Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,052 Reputation: 802 Rep Power: 13	Interesting read Dashken .... cars and computers its always something __________________

28th May 2008, 08:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	It was lucky that I do use the Esc key. But the thing is, I use Media Player Classic to play my movies and the Esc key works in restoring the Window. So, I get the habit of doing that to Windows Media Player too which unfortunately doesn't always work. That day, it solved my other problem. LOL! __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

27th May 2008, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
mikegas Active Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 531 Reputation: 396 Rep Power: 5	another common problem is pressing shift too long, shift become sticky key. Is a Accessibility options, then this would cause some hairwire like cannot click but the text get selected. The other thing happen to me is Enter key got stuck just like the esc key. Luckily enter key is so much bigger to spot then the esc key so did not cause too long of frustration.

9th Jan 2009, 12:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
cadivette Newbie Join Date: 9 Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thank You Thank you, Thank You, Thank You. I read all those registery fixes too, and since I already hate wireless keybords and mice I was ready to jump all over that. Anyway, sure enough, the user had spilled coke on her keyboard and sure enough the "esc" was just a little lower than the rest.

9th Jan 2009, 04:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	You are most welcome. __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

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