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by richard

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Hi,
Is it possible to disable the "Drag and Drop" function in windows 2000 ??

Thank a lot ..

Richard

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by blackcurrant

Hi

Sorry not to be able to provide an answer to this unusual request, but I am intrigued! Could you tell us why you would like to disable drag and drop. Are you attempting to prevent a specific action from taking place? Disabling drag and drag (if it can be done), may not be the answer.

by richard

We have too many incidents of users accidentaly dragging
files ( and directory ) in a directory that requires them to have modify rights. So if user had to copy ( or cut ) and paste manualy will save a lot of hangry for all ...

by bobho

Yes there is but you might need to edit your system registry. Here's how:

Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Internet Options.

Click on the Security tab.

Look in the available zones to see if My Computer is listed. If it is not you will need to edit your registry to make it show. See this MS article onhow to do that and then continue:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315933

Select My Computer and click the Custom Level button.

Scroll down to the Miscellaneous section and look for the Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste Files option and choose Disable.

Ok your way out of the dialogs. Users will not be able to Drag and Drop or Copy and Paste files. If they try to they will receive a message telling them that they do not have access to perform that function (or something similar).

Good Luck!

RW

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