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December 16th, 2003 16:00
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
gryjhnhpe
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December 16th, 2003 17:00
So also try right click on blank Desktop select Properties , Appearance tab , Effects & also set "Show window contents while dragging" there.
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 18:00
gryjhnhpe
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December 16th, 2003 19:00
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
DragFullWindows is 1
DragHeight 4
DragWidth 4
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 19:00
Denny Denham
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December 16th, 2003 19:00
Have you tried the procedure given in the floated post here?
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 20:00
Denny, no I have not, but it looks good enough to me to give it a go. I will try this later tonight when I get off work and get back to you on this message with how it went. Thanks for the response...
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 20:00
Denny, there are two sets of instructions. Should I use the long one from Dell or this one:
I just noticed that one of the instructions in Archfiend's list was to copy a file whose extension is .sy_. That is a compressed form of the file, which has to be expanded, not simply copied. So to get Win32K.sys into your c:windows\system32 folder from the \I386 folder on the CD, you should insert the XP disk, close the autorun window if it comes up, then go to start, run, type
expand x:\I386\Win32K.sy_ C:\Windows\System32\Win32K.sys
(note spaces between expand and x, and between _ and C)
where x is the drive letter of the CD drive the XP disk is in.
However, on many Dell systems, you will also find the expanded file (Win32k.sys) in the C:\I386 folder.
Which one please...
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
Denny Denham
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
My I386 folder has WIN32K.SY_ on it, so the "expand" command should be used. Notice, though, that the instructions I linked to have you copy WIN32K.SY_ to the system32 folder and then expand it later in the procedure.
Message Edited by Denny Denham on 12-16-2003 03:07 PM
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
Now I am really confused. First in the one message I received there were two complete sets of instructions. One was from someone from Dell where I copy the win32k.sys file from the XP disk to my system 32 folder and start up in the safe mode to expand it.
The other set of instructions just has me do an expand from the xp disk to my system32 folder.
Which one is the correct way to go - or does it matter.
For the record - it looks like I have a win32K.sys file in both my C:/1386 folder as well as my system32 folder - if that means anything.
Please someone just tell me the instructions I need to follow, please.
Thanks a ton for everyone's help...
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
Okay, I just tried to copy the win32k.sys file from the C:/I386 folder to the windows32 folder and got this message;
Cannot copy win32k. It is being used by another person or program.
Now what? I'm very sorry to be a pest, but I need very much to have this corrected. Thanks for all your help.
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
Denny, I'm confused. Which instructions should I follow? There are two from your first message. One is from someone from Dell - where I copy the file and then go into the safe mode and expand.
The other is much easer - where I just do an expand from the windows xp disk to my system32 file.
I don't know which one (set of instructions) to use.
Thanks
JRosenfeld
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
If you have the folder C:\I386, Win32k.sys there is just an (expanded) backup of the file on the CD's I386 folder, so it does not matter which you use. Obviously, if it is win32k.sys, you can just copy it, no need to expand.
Also, the file win32k.sys has the following versions:
XP SP1: 5.1.2600.1106
Windows update Q328310: 5.1.2600.1134
Windows update KB824141: 5.1.2600.1275, which is the current version.
The updates address security issues and are not a fix for your problem, but if you had those updates, you might want to reinstall them.
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
borabora
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December 16th, 2003 21:00
How do I copy that file from the I386 folder to the system folder? I get the message below, when I try;
Cannot copy win32k. It is being used by another person or program.
Thanks...