JSI Tip 0350 - Have you lost the ability to move your desktop icons?

Jerold Schulman

December 5, 1997

1 Min Read
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If you are no longer able to move your desktop icons, you might be missing some registry entries:

1. Copy / Paste the following into Notepad.exe:

REGEDIT4[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface\{0000010e-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]@="IDataObject"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface\{0000010e-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}NumMethods]@="12"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface\{0000010e-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}OLEViewerIViewerCLSID]@="{28D8ABA0-4B78-11CE-B27D-00AA001F73C1}"[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInterface\{0000010e-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}ProxyStubClsid32]@="{00000320-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

2. Save the file as MoveIt.txt.

3. Open a CMD.EXE window.

4. Type regedit /s MoveIt.txt and press Enter.

5. Close the CMD.EXE window.



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