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• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 3:50 AM

  When I go to drag something on my screen , like a Open Office spread sheet, my skype window, things like that. When a go to drag it they go blank and is just a empty square until  I let it go then the writing shows up.

  Is this normal, are is something wrong, and how can I fix it? I am running windows 10

  Thanks 

  Gary (woodo)

• LOLserver 3,522 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 4:22 AM

  Woodoworkery:

  When I go to drag something on my screen , like a Open Office spread sheet, my skype window, things like that. When a go to drag it they go blank and is just a empty square until  I let it go then the writing shows up.

  Is this normal, are is something wrong, and how can I fix it? I am running windows 10

  Thanks 

  Gary (woodo)

  A screen shot would be easier to comment on Gary.

  Eric

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 4:31 AM

  I made a video to show what I am talking about. 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2hi8SfcfNE&feature=youtu.be

   

  This happens with anything I want to drag and drop

• ScottHope 10,614 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 5:21 AM

  I'm not logged in to Windows 10 currently Gary, but this is what I would do in Windows 7 to cure that.
  
  Control Panel >>> System & Security >>> System >>> Advanced System Settings >>> Advanced (tab) >>> Settings (Performance) >>> Visual Effects (tab), then check the 'Show window contents while dragging' box.

  
  

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 5:43 AM

  ScottHope:

  but this is what I would do...

  Yet again the man that can, does. 

  Don't ever leave WGT Scott, they'd have to set up a helpline for all the grief and painc stricken  players from around the world. It would be a bigger disaster than when Take That split up.

   

• ScottHope 10,614 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 5:50 AM

  Hehe, cheers Paul, it was just fortunate that Gary had a problem that I knew the cure for, I'm nowt special.  : )

  (Having said that, Gary hasn't come back with a progress report yet, lol).

• Woodoworkery 3,498 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 6:02 AM

  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you are the man Scott, thank you very much

  Gary (woodo)

• ScottHope 10,614 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 6:19 AM

  You're welcome Gary, call it a lucky strike, right place, right time an all that.  : )

  ⇩ EDIT : I was fairly sure too Paul, but you never know with these computator thingy's.  ; ) ⇩

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Sun, Nov 1 2015 6:36 AM

  Bingo!

  Never doubted for a second.