I'm pretty sure that the alt-tab is the problem, drag and drop works only if both parts, the drag and the drop part are visible on the screen at the same time.
Hth, Ralf Ralf Kefferpuetz Germany -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Clower [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:53 PM To: Martin Thomas Schrott Cc: Robert; [email protected] Subject: Re: drag and drop Thanks for the information, Martin. I have not used Outlook Express in many years and wasn't aware of this. Regards, Steve On 6/7/2011 9:41 AM, Martin Thomas Schrott wrote: > Hi Steve, > > this is not correct, this works in Outlook express!!! i did this for years > and mails are named as the subject (+ count) and stored as .eml files.;-) > > cheers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Clower"<[email protected]> > To: "Robert"<[email protected]> > Cc:<[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:39 PM > Subject: Re: drag and drop > > > Robert, > > This doesn't work because you cannot copy email messages into Windows > Explorer by drag-and-drop. If you want to back up your mail, investigate > the export and/or archive capabilities of your email client. > > Regards, > Steve > > > > On 6/7/2011 12:37 AM, Robert wrote: >> I went to drag and drop messages from a mail folder to an empty explorer >> folder and nothing happened. Here's the steps. >> Open windows mail, hit select all on the messages list view, routed >> mouse to list, hit ins num delete. Wineyes said mark. >> Alt tab to empty folder in explorer, routed mouse to that list view and >> hit ins num delete again, selected drop. Nothing happened. Am I doing >> something wrong? > -- Stephen Clower Product support specialist GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
