File Does Not Open When You Drag the File to a Shortcut

ID: Q132574

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you drag a file from File Manager to an application shortcut on the desktop, you receive no error, but the file does not open and the mouse pointer does not change to indicate that the action is invalid.

CAUSE

This is a limitation of File Manager; File Manager is a Windows 3.1-based application and does not support the enhanced features of OLE drag and drop.

RESOLUTION

Make sure the program on the desktop is open before you drag a file from File Manager to the shortcut.

-or-

Drag the file from Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer to the shortcut.

Additional query words: 4.0 drop


Keywords          : kbui win95 win98 winnt 
Version           : 95 4.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 20, 1999