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show window contents while dragging
When I right-click My Computer, then click; properties- performance - advanced, and then set (check), "Show window contents while dragging, windows only saves that setting for the current session. Once the computer is shut down and or restarted, the option is set back to being unchecked and window contents are no longer displayed when dragging. I have tried to save this change now at least 15 times and the change will not be saved on next startup. And yes, I did click apply and then ok after making the change.
Anyone ever experienced this before and if so, what is causing this and how can it be corrected, please? Thanks in advance for any suggestions on this very annoying problem.
Computer is;
New Dell XPS_GEN_2
Windows XP Pro
Intel 875P chipset
3.2 GHz Pentium 4
1 GB DDR
ATI 9800 PRO
rwolman
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February 2nd, 2004 15:00
Dear Dell Moderator,
Thanks for finally letting us know about this issue. I have to say that it caused me TREMENDOUS grief. I ended up re-installing the operating system because of this issue. I'm happy that it wasn't actually a software bug.
Regards,
Ralph
Geckoboy
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February 3rd, 2004 19:00
I dont see how the "Show window contents.." option would cause video corruption, especially since it looked to me that the "Dell Media Experience" software took up the full screen, not allowing any windows to be dragged. (I uninstalled it shortly after seeing this forum, so I didn't really play around with the DME).
Can't Dell just put code in to disable the "Show window contents.." feature while the DME is launched, and to restore it when the user exits out of it?
DELL-Karell
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February 4th, 2004 13:00
That is a good question, but I'm not a programmer so I don't if I can be done.
What information I do know, is that during initial testing of the DME software, it
was shown that video corruption would occur if the "Show Window Content...." setting was
enabled. So, it was decided to turn this feature off when the DME software is installed.
I will pass the suggestion on to my engineer contact, and if Dell decides to try and implement
it, I would figure it may be in a patch or next release of the DME software.
But, this is in no way a guarantee that the suggestion will be implement or that Dell will even act on it.
I will simply pass on the good suggestion.
Oddy-One
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March 1st, 2004 18:00
Hi all,
i have some similar problems with my Latitude D600, when Show window content while dragging is enabled i can't see any icons while i drag them. I read some similar topics but didn't find a working solution. I don't have DME installed on the box so this can't be the thing (or is DME now included in any other software).
could anybody help me please
thanks
micklamm
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April 24th, 2004 07:00
Pardon my inexperience, but if you uninstall DME you will then live without it? Will u use something instead or reinstall it?
Mick
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April 24th, 2004 08:00
Message Edited by gryjhnhpe on 05-15-2004 10:09 AM
bulacan3020
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April 27th, 2004 13:00
Message Edited by bulacan3020 on 04-27-2004 09:26 AM
entropysoda
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May 9th, 2004 17:00
Bert Fabri
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May 14th, 2004 15:00
It is actually the PCMService from the DME that cause the problem.
Getting it out the Run section of the registry and putting it in the startup will avoid the problem...
greetz,
Been looking a while for finding this one...
DrSeuss
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May 20th, 2004 22:00
Is it possible that initializing the "show window contents while dragging" may cause the Blue Screen Stop error code:
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
DrSeuss
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May 22nd, 2004 03:00
alandavidson
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June 4th, 2004 15:00
Had the same problem and only discovered this forum for the correct cure!! - however if all else fails try the work around that I obtained from an XP newsgroup - a small program that runs on start up to enable the show windows contents while dragging - download the small file and drag a shortcut to it into your 'Start/ All programs /Startup' menu
Just goto to news://msnews.microsoft.com/upC1tXbQEHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
Hope this helps - it worked for me
regards
Alan D
weg
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June 25th, 2004 13:00
Dell -- thanks for posting this information. I was very confused by this initially. I have uninstalled the DME & hope that will fix the problem.
This seems like a bad design decision on Dell's part. If you're going to mess with user settings, then put up message explaining what's happening so your customers aren't left in the dark. Then the user could elect to stop turning on the "show windows while dragging" setting, so they would stop getting the warning message, or they could elect to leave the setting off. Better yet, put up a message explaining possible video corruption & let the user decide what to do. There is always some risk of confusing the user, but invisibly revoking a user selection is hardly an improvement!
WEG
borabora
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June 25th, 2004 21:00
weg
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June 27th, 2004 22:00
borabora -- OK -- so thanks to you and other customers for figuring it out!
WEG