I think you are an idiot.

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"Patrick T" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23Vb0eHgBGHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I'm simply fed up with having to use a dialog to move files between folders on
> the same drive. I hate wasting the time and having to remember to right drag
> or pressing the Shift key to force a Move. Why would anyone create such a
> difference between Pro and Home to force people to be unproductive? It's
> pretty darned lame and poor design to me.
>
> So what I am hearing is that I'm stuck with lousy design and there is no
> registry fix or patch to change it. I guess I must use my XP Home machine for
> production and the XP Pro machine for a file server.
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
> PatrickT
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
> news:%23yZ69oaBGHA.516@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> David Candy wrote:
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>> Betcha neither of your computers work as you describe. Copy between
>> drives and move within a drive are the rules.
>
>
> Because I always have trouble remembering which gives Move and which gives
> Copy, I always prefer to right-drag instead of left-dragging. That way, when
> you release the item, you get prompted to choose Move or Copy (as well as
> Create Shortcut).
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>>> My installation of XP Pro has file drag & drop default action as
>>> Copy. How can I change this to Move which is default for my XP Home
>>> installation on another computer?
>>>
>>> PatrickT
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