Drag and Drop stoped working after SP3 install. 8

[StaplesMan]

I installed windows xp sp3 and I can no longer drag and drop files in explorer or desktop.

Things that work!
Can drag out of Recycle Bin to desktop without problem.
Can drag web link from address bar to desktop to make shortcut without any problem.
Can drag a file into notepad and open it.
Can drag icons to the start menu without any problems.
Can right click and copy and past without any problems.

Things that do not work
Can't drag a file to a folder.
Can't right click drag (no menu will show)
Holding down Ctrl while dragging will show plus sign but does not work.
And while I drag the, ghost icon appears as normal, with the cursor. But just does not copy, or move the file as expected.


FIX...
Remove SP3 and everything returns back to normal.

But you may ask why install SP3 then? Simple, my computer does not automatically Hibernated. This problem is fixed when I install SP3.

ERRR....

Any idea from anyone as to why SP3 is causing this problem?

O and I have read this entire post nothing seemed to work.

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=723934&page=1

Thanks,
Bobby

CCNA, A+, HP Certified Professional

 

[Satirist]

THIS WAS AN AMAZING HELP. Everything is fixed now and I can drag and drop. I have been searching for months on how to fix this, and this was the simple solution. Thank you so much!

Much appreciated,
Satirist

You may have to add a registry entry to re-enable this functionality. I just upgraded to SP3 and found using "Process Monitor" that an Internet zone policy was being checked in the registry that doesn't exist. No entry, no policy, so no authorization to drag/drop.

In regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Internet Settings/Zones/4.

If there isn't an entry named 180D, then create a new DWORD entry named 180D and set the value to 0.

Hope this helps.