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Can't move desktop icons

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by thehillsofva

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I am running Windows 2000 professional. I upgraded IE5 to IE6. All was well. Then I installed all the recommended patches for IE6 and now I can't move any icons on my desktop. They aren't locked.

Anybody find a fix for this, or do I have to undo the patches and redo them one at a time?

Thanks,
Liz

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by blackcurrant

Hi

Can you describe your problem in more detail? Do you have Auto Arrange or Align to Grid checked? Can you drag an icon or does it simply refuse to move?

by thehillsofva

No auto arrange. Can't drag an icon. Can right-click and open or delete, just can't drag or move to another place on the desktop.

Also, the patches I installed weren't for IE6, but for windows 2000. I just didn't install them until after I installed IE6 in case they changed.

Any ideas?

by thehillsofva

Thanks for the response. :-)

The info on the first two links didn't fix my problem, so I tried experts-exchange, but was unable to sign up for free access. They want $9.95 a month. Do you, by chance, have access to experts-exchange?

Thanks yet again,
Liz

by thehillsofva

Thanks for your assistance. The first two links did not fix my problem. I tried to go to experts-exchange, but they wanted $9.95 for a month. I didn't see any free trial. Do you have access to them?

Thanks again,
Liz

by thehillsofva

Nothing is checked. I've gone through all the obvious answers. This is a stumper.

I don't know if this is related, but I can't download the latest version of RealArcade or any demos......

Thanks again,
Liz

by ffvsoft

i was having the same problem and i checked the mouse, the central button was locked down for some trash enter in it, so i clean the mouse and released the third button and the icons now move ^_^ check if your mouse have the central button pressed and work fine ^^

by dacebo1517

THIS WORKED!!!!! I had this same problem and after hours of trying everything your simple answer worked. Thanks for helping out even though I didnt post the original.

by dacebo1517

THIS WORKED!!!!! I had this same problem and after hours of trying everything your simple answer worked. Thanks for helping out even though I didnt post the original.

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