Can't "drag and drop" icons

[kitten]

I'm running Windows 95, version 4.00.950B. It has gone crazy and locked every icon. I can't move them on the desktop, can't drag them to the trash, and can't move them between windows. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks.

[jtmurphy]

Right click anywhere on the desktop and make sure Arrange Icons/Auto Arrange is not checked, this locks em.
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[mjjaz]

What if this doesnt work? Auto-arrange isn't checked.

[kitten]

Originally posted by jtmurphy:
Right click anywhere on the desktop and make sure Arrange Icons/Auto Arrange is not checked, this locks em.

Auto arrange is not checked. Any other suggestions?

[radi8tor]

does "line up icons" do anything? try playing around with the auto arrange a bit...check auto arrange, reboot, uncheck it, try the "line up icons" again...
Have you changed your display settings recently?

[demoked]

Drag & Drop problems can be caused by an incorrect or corrupted version of ole32.dll and/or the related files olethk32.dll and compobj.dll. Typically this results from installing an application that improperly overwrites one of these files. Also, reinstalling Windows 95 without first uninstalling IE4 can sometimes cause problems with these dlls:
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q174/5/49.asp

There are at least four reasonable methods you can use to get back the proper dlls.
Here are your alternatives:
METHOD 1: Appy the DCOM update for Windows 95. This includes the latest OLE files, as well as many other updates:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp
METHOD 2: Install the OLE update for Windows 95. This is an older update than the DCOM update so the file versions may not be quite as current, but it's a simpler fix since it only updates three files instead of the 30 or so files in the DCOM update. You could try this method first and then method 1 if it doesn't work.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...recommended/s_
wuservicepacks/w95ole32update/default.asp?site=95
METHOD 3: You could re-extract the original ole32l.dll and related files from your Windows 95 CD. This will result in older file versions than the other methods, but it may work if the other methods are unsuccessful. Most likely you will need these three files: ole32.dll from win95_09.cab olethk32.dll from win95_10.cab compobj.dll from win95_09.cab

As a last resort you could replace ALL the OLE files with the CD files using the following bat file (suggesed by Walter Zachary):

FOR %%A IN (MINI PRECOPY WIN95_02) DO EXTRACT /Y /A /E /L
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM D:\WIN95\%%A.CAB OLE*.DLL

METHOD 4: Copy the three files mentioned above from another computer with a current working installation of Windows 95.

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[kitten]

This is the answer!!! The DCOM update fixed everything.

Originally posted by demoked:
Drag & Drop problems can be caused by an incorrect or corrupted version of ole32.dll and/or the related files olethk32.dll and compobj.dll. Typically this results from installing an application that improperly overwrites one of these files. Also, reinstalling Windows 95 without first uninstalling IE4 can sometimes cause problems with these dlls:
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q174/5/49.asp

There are at least four reasonable methods you can use to get back the proper dlls.
Here are your alternatives:
METHOD 1: Appy the DCOM update for Windows 95. This includes the latest OLE files, as well as many other updates:
http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp
METHOD 2: Install the OLE update for Windows 95. This is an older update than the DCOM update so the file versions may not be quite as current, but it's a simpler fix since it only updates three files instead of the 30 or so files in the DCOM update. You could try this method first and then method 1 if it doesn't work.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...recommended/s_
wuservicepacks/w95ole32update/default.asp?site=95
METHOD 3: You could re-extract the original ole32l.dll and related files from your Windows 95 CD. This will result in older file versions than the other methods, but it may work if the other methods are unsuccessful. Most likely you will need these three files: ole32.dll from win95_09.cab olethk32.dll from win95_10.cab compobj.dll from win95_09.cab

As a last resort you could replace ALL the OLE files with the CD files using the following bat file (suggesed by Walter Zachary):

FOR %%A IN (MINI PRECOPY WIN95_02) DO EXTRACT /Y /A /E /L
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM D:\WIN95\%%A.CAB OLE*.DLL

METHOD 4: Copy the three files mentioned above from another computer with a current working installation of Windows 95.