I have icons of links to executables (for instance Word) on my desktop. When I drag a file (xxx.doc) from the explorer on this icon, I can't drop it there. On other machines with XP that works, in former times also on my Vista PC. I suppose, that some
registry entry is wrong. The only Icons that work with drag and drop are the waste paper basket and a link to a .bat file. I can start Word by double clicking that icon and then drag and drop the .doc file into the started word, but dropping the file on the
icon does not work.
BINGO! Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.EXE I had no shellex\Drophandler. when I copied it from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile it worked. It works now with every icon of executable programs.
I don't know why that entry in my registry got lost.
Thank you!
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