(cross-post added to Vista General)
"Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:FEC37B2E-01BE-411E-94F1-207C20CD4BFB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have some more information:
>
> - I'm logged in as an administrator user.
> - I've enabled the "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" under Tools /
> Internet Options / Security / Custom Level / Miscellaneous
> - It works if I click File / Send / Shortcut to Desktop
> - It works if I run Internet Explorer as administrator[/color]


More security/obscurity in Vista?

I think what I would try is running ProcMon under both cases,
comparing the traces (especially on the FileMon side of the tool)
and see what the differences are. BTW I don't use Vista myself
so you may get a more informed reply in a Vista newsgroup.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---

[color=blue]
>
> But it no longer works when I start Internet Explorer normally (it did a few
> days ago).
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:A9B95104-CFAB-47FB-B588-0E4042F9FC66@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm using Internet Explorer 7 (under Vista Home Premium) and can no longer
>> drag and drop favorites from the address bar to the desktop. A favorite
>> shortcut is created on the desktop but it's 0 bytes large ... Anyone know
>> what to do?
>>
>> Thanks![/color]
>[/color]

Thanks for replying Robert.
I'm checking out Process Monitor right now, and wow.. that's a pretty heavy
trace I got.. well I try to compare them, and see if I can find something.
Thanks for the suggestion!

Regards
Steve

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
news:%23WkZ$rQXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> (cross-post added to Vista General)
> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:FEC37B2E-01BE-411E-94F1-207C20CD4BFB@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>>I have some more information:
>>
>> - I'm logged in as an administrator user.
>> - I've enabled the "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" under Tools /
>> Internet Options / Security / Custom Level / Miscellaneous
>> - It works if I click File / Send / Shortcut to Desktop
>> - It works if I run Internet Explorer as administrator[/color]
>
>
> More security/obscurity in Vista?
>
> I think what I would try is running ProcMon under both cases,
> comparing the traces (especially on the FileMon side of the tool)
> and see what the differences are. BTW I don't use Vista myself
> so you may get a more informed reply in a Vista newsgroup.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>[color=green]
>>
>> But it no longer works when I start Internet Explorer normally (it did a
>> few
>> days ago).
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:A9B95104-CFAB-47FB-B588-0E4042F9FC66@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm using Internet Explorer 7 (under Vista Home Premium) and can no
>>> longer
>>> drag and drop favorites from the address bar to the desktop. A favorite
>>> shortcut is created on the desktop but it's 0 bytes large ... Anyone
>>> know
>>> what to do?
>>>
>>> Thanks![/color]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Hi again,

I haven't compared the differences yet, but procmon presents a lot of "Name
not found" and "Fast io disallowed" results. I can see that my shortcut IS
created under some weird "users \...\appdata\local\Microsoft\.... " path,
but not on my desktop.

Thanks for the tip Robert.. I'm sure this will lead somewhere, but I'm too
tired right now, I'll try some more tomorrow. Thanks again!

"Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:162E8D31-6BB0-4B43-B9BF-00233EC8F150@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Thanks for replying Robert.
> I'm checking out Process Monitor right now, and wow.. that's a pretty
> heavy trace I got.. well I try to compare them, and see if I can find
> something. Thanks for the suggestion!
>
> Regards
> Steve
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WkZ$rQXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> (cross-post added to Vista General)
>> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:FEC37B2E-01BE-411E-94F1-207C20CD4BFB@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>>I have some more information:
>>>
>>> - I'm logged in as an administrator user.
>>> - I've enabled the "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" under Tools /
>>> Internet Options / Security / Custom Level / Miscellaneous
>>> - It works if I click File / Send / Shortcut to Desktop
>>> - It works if I run Internet Explorer as administrator[/color]
>>
>>
>> More security/obscurity in Vista?
>>
>> I think what I would try is running ProcMon under both cases,
>> comparing the traces (especially on the FileMon side of the tool)
>> and see what the differences are. BTW I don't use Vista myself
>> so you may get a more informed reply in a Vista newsgroup.
>>
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Robert Aldwinckle
>> ---
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> But it no longer works when I start Internet Explorer normally (it did a
>>> few
>>> days ago).
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A9B95104-CFAB-47FB-B588-0E4042F9FC66@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Internet Explorer 7 (under Vista Home Premium) and can no
>>>> longer
>>>> drag and drop favorites from the address bar to the desktop. A favorite
>>>> shortcut is created on the desktop but it's 0 bytes large ... Anyone
>>>> know
>>>> what to do?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Solved!

Reason: Incorrect TEMP environment variable (my own fault, I added another
directory to the TEMP variable instead of the PATH a week ago).

Regards
Steve

"Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:BF467DE2-B745-4628-A4B1-874D3E44AE0B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi again,
>
> I haven't compared the differences yet, but procmon presents a lot of
> "Name not found" and "Fast io disallowed" results. I can see that my
> shortcut IS created under some weird "users
> \...\appdata\local\Microsoft\.... " path, but not on my desktop.
>
> Thanks for the tip Robert.. I'm sure this will lead somewhere, but I'm too
> tired right now, I'll try some more tomorrow. Thanks again!
>
> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:162E8D31-6BB0-4B43-B9BF-00233EC8F150@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Thanks for replying Robert.
>> I'm checking out Process Monitor right now, and wow.. that's a pretty
>> heavy trace I got.. well I try to compare them, and see if I can find
>> something. Thanks for the suggestion!
>>
>> Regards
>> Steve
>>
>> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23WkZ$rQXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> (cross-post added to Vista General)
>>> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:FEC37B2E-01BE-411E-94F1-207C20CD4BFB@microsoft.com...
>>>>I have some more information:
>>>>
>>>> - I'm logged in as an administrator user.
>>>> - I've enabled the "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" under Tools
>>>> /
>>>> Internet Options / Security / Custom Level / Miscellaneous
>>>> - It works if I click File / Send / Shortcut to Desktop
>>>> - It works if I run Internet Explorer as administrator
>>>
>>>
>>> More security/obscurity in Vista?
>>>
>>> I think what I would try is running ProcMon under both cases,
>>> comparing the traces (especially on the FileMon side of the tool)
>>> and see what the differences are. BTW I don't use Vista myself
>>> so you may get a more informed reply in a Vista newsgroup.
>>>
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Robert Aldwinckle
>>> ---
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> But it no longer works when I start Internet Explorer normally (it did
>>>> a few
>>>> days ago).
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> "Steve" <anon@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:A9B95104-CFAB-47FB-B588-0E4042F9FC66@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using Internet Explorer 7 (under Vista Home Premium) and can no
>>>>> longer
>>>>> drag and drop favorites from the address bar to the desktop. A
>>>>> favorite
>>>>> shortcut is created on the desktop but it's 0 bytes large ... Anyone
>>>>> know
>>>>> what to do?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]