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More info?)
1. Right click the file (any type: doc, txt, exe, multimedia)
2. Select send to
3. Select folder from list (e.g. My Docs, or the folder I added to the menu)
4. Left click
Result: the file remains in its original location and a copy of it (not a
shortcut to it) is created in the destination folder
Replacing 4 above with Shift+Left Click moves the file to the destination
folder.
This seems to be a fairly well-known feature/annoyance of xp:
see http://www.theeldergeek.com/send_to_menu_command.htm, from which: 'It's
worth pointing out right here at the beginning that Send To is not a
substitute for the move command. The item is copied to the new location, not
moved. The item used to initiate the Send To command remains in its original
location without modification.'
and
http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?articleid=32134&page=1&pagetypeid=4&subsectionid=607,
from which:
'Extend Send To...
If you regularly use the same destinations for copying files, it’s worth
making a permanent link for it. [gives instructions] Now you have a
permanent file copy destination available to quickly send files or folders
to.
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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What exactly are you doing. The source destination gets a say in what
happens, eg Start Menu defaults to shortcuts. But dest folders don't specify
the format for normal file moves/copies.
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"Trevor" <none@all> wrote in message
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> Well, so far as I know I have only one (unpartitioned) hard disk, and
> certainly only one hard disk drive letter, and I'm sending files from one
> folder on C: to another folder on C:, so . . .
>
> Anyway, they move with Shift, so that's fine.
>
> Thanks for the Powertoys info and fix.
>
>
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:O4%23h5cLpFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> If it is copying then you are transfering across drives. Same as
> 95/NT4/98/2000/ME/XP.
>
> 95's PTs works fine.
>
> Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to
> Add/Remove
> programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click
> Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions. Run the
> fix below.
> Type in Start Run
>
> regsvr32 sendmail
>
> This fixes the one problem that installing Win95 Power Toys Send To
> causes.
> It still worthwhile installing then fixing for the added functionally of
> Send To Powertoys. Win98 Send To Desktop As Shortcut and Powertoys Send to
> Mail can't co-exist, but Win 98 includes it's own Send To Mail.
>
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> "Trevor" <none@all> wrote in message
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>> Thank you, David
>>
>> I should have worked that out for myself. The default in 98SE (well, the
>> one
>> I had, anyway) was for "send to" to move the folder within a drive. I'm
>> still finding my way round xp, but on my version the send-to command
>> copies
>> the file to the location by default but moves it if shift is depressed.
>>
>> There doesn't appear to be a Send To Powertoy available for xp, although
>> some third-party freeware is available at
>> http://www.gabrieleponti.com/software/ until Microsoft catches up.
>> Alternatively, is there a registry modification to enable Send to
>> Clipboard
>> as Contents/Name?
>>
>> Trevor
>>
>> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>> news:upFJXdCpFHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Sendto works identical in all versions of Windows.
>> Key Description
>> File System Objects
>> Control Copies a file (default between drives)
>> Shift Moves a file (default within a drive)
>> Control and Shift (or Alt if dragging) Creates a shortcut (default
>> for
>> registered exe files)
>> Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
>> Control Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
>> Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
>> Control Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats
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>> "cedilla" <none@all> wrote in message
>> news:1124379375.14321.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net...
>>> Ah-ha! That's the one, Ramesh. You should add that to the Play All kb
>>> article.
>>>
>>> However, that gives me another problem. I added the move-to command
>>> because,
>>> unlike 98, the send-to command only copies the file to the send-to
>>> location
>>> rather than moving it. Is there a way I can use the send-to command to
>>> actually send a file and not just a copy of it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Trevor
>>
>>
>
>
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