Re: Huge file drag and drop icons

On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:25:04 -0700, John Corliss <>
wrote:

>This has probably already been covered a long time ago, but I just
>started using Vista because it was on a computer I was given.
>
>The problem is that whenever I try to drag a file from one folder to
>another in Windows Explorer, my target folder is pretty much obscured by
>a huge, semi-transparent file icon which appears as soon as I begin to
>move the file. [...snip...]

Hello John,

Others have complained about this, with no remedy posted. My personal
solution is to use the menu commands Edit|Copy to Folder or Move to Folder
instead of drag and drop.

Doug M. in NJ

On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:42:59 -0700, John Corliss <>
wrote:

>Well, that's what I thought after Googling extensively for a solution.
>Thanks for replying anyway!
>
>By the way, do you know if Windows 7 has the same problem?

Sorry, John, I don't know.

Doug M. in NJ

Hi, John.

> By the way, do you know if Windows 7 has the same problem?

If you still consider it a "problem", then, yes, Win7 also behaves this way.

Two suggestions:
1. Study that "huge...icon". In addition to the graphic, there is also a
line of text that says something like, "Move to Notes", or whatever
destination folder you happen to be pointing to. This is a major (in my
view) help in knowing just where the moved file/folder will end up.

2. Rather than left-click drag, use right-click drag. The appearance of
the icon will be the same, but after you release the right mouse button, you
will see a short context menu offering you the choice to Copy or Move the
item (or create a Shortcut), or Cancel.

It seems to me that both the left-click-drag and right-click-drag behaviors
are big improvements over previous Windows.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
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"John Corliss" wrote in message
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Retroman wrote:
> John Corlisswrote:
>
>> This has probably already been covered a long time ago, but I just
>> started using Vista because it was on a computer I was given.
>>
>> The problem is that whenever I try to drag a file from one folder to
>> another in Windows Explorer, my target folder is pretty much obscured by
>> a huge, semi-transparent file icon which appears as soon as I begin to
>> move the file. [...snip...]
>
> Hello John,
>
> Others have complained about this, with no remedy posted. My personal
> solution is to use the menu commands Edit|Copy to Folder or Move to Folder
> instead of drag and drop.

Well, that's what I thought after Googling extensively for a solution.
Thanks for replying anyway!

By the way, do you know if Windows 7 has the same problem?

--
John Corliss

On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:20:17 -0700, John Corliss wrote:

> Don't bother responding. I'm out of here.

Thank heavens.

With any luck, he will indeed install Ubuntu and go bother them :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)