Is there a way to disable the left mouse button functionality for ONLY moving/copying files & folders? I'm tired of scrolling around (lazily) and accidentally snagging a file/folder and moving it. I would much rather just do all the file manipulation with the right-click & drag - keep in mind, of course, I still want to be able to double-click with the left button. Any help on this would be GREATLY appreciated!
Not exactly what you're looking for, but it should....... - Click Start then Execute and type regedit to open registry. - Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer - In the right pane create a new DWORD 32 bits value named NoViewContextMenu - Open-it and set it to 1, Restart to take effect, done. - If you want to revert back set-it to 0, Restart, done. windsman.
AFAIK there's some special Gaming Mouse which is fully programmable for any single action. The way windsman is talking about will not work as you like to have it!
Yes, I could already tell that windsman's response was not correct - I do NOT want to disable the Context Menu. There are LOTS of mice that are programmable - that's not what I'm looking for either.
I need to make it clear that I do NOT want to change *anything* with the RIGHT-CLICK/RIGHT Mouse Button! I only want to disable the move/copy function of the *LEFT* Mouse button!
LOL, my fault i completly change the right to the left and "vice et versa", i think i smoked too much today LOL windsman.
Figured out myself by rereading the OP . Nevertheless i'm quite unsure whether this is possible without frankenbuilding the system . When looking at the Quote by Humphrey: Looks like you can't have one without the other. But you could opt for raising the distance before the move is initiated (see Humphreys post).
Simple: Forget about disabling what has been with Windows since year dot. When I accidently do this, rare but it does happen. I just press CTRL+Z right away as this is a global "undo" last action button. Experiment for yourself by moving a test folder from A to B, then pressing the key combination to place folder back to location A again.