On 26 Oct 2000, at 13:54, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> W98 wants to make short cuts, instead of copying for me quite a bit.
> This is such a pain, because end up having to "copy" and "paste", when
> Win3.11 would always let me drag and drop(at least in File Manager). Is
> there a way to make W98 stop wanting to make short cuts all the time,
> and actually copy or move the files?
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
> Ben Hood wrote:
> > Theres heaps of ways to copy files in W9x. Simple drag. Or Ctrl-C,
> > Ctrl-V. Or Use icons on the toolbar. Then theres more tricky ones
> > like using SendTo. Or of couse one could use the command
> > prompt. :-)
Dear Chad,
AFAIK, these tips work in all versions of Windows, from 3.x on up.
When using drag-n-drop to copy files, if you hold down:
CTRL: Make a copy
Shift: Force file to move
Hope this helps,
Anthony J. Albert
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