Multi-select in File Explorer?

**WhiteBlazer01** · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:04 AM

I can no longer select multiple files in File Explorer (in TP1, I could click on 1 file for 1/2 second, and drag up to select more files). Also, you can't select multiple e-mails, text messages, etc... No more multiple file selecting / drag selecting... Any fix?

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:07 AM

You can, if you swap to regular keyboard and not QWERTY and use the CTRL key or Shift key

**WhiteBlazer01** · #3 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gTen

You can, if you swap to regular keyboard and not QWERTY and use the CTRL key

Right (It's actually the Shift Key), but I'm referring to using the touch screen to touch select/drag.

**amw1972** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:10 AM

You can either find Total Commander and use that instead of the default file explorer...

OR you can try this download the cab...install...then the following

menu>>tools>>options>>controls

and use double tap activation

**WhiteBlazer01** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amw1972

You can either find Total Commander and use that instead of the default file explorer...

OR you can try this download the cab...install...then the following

menu>>tools>>options>>controls

and use double tap activation

Right, Total Commander has the Ctrl feature, but it doesn't help when selecting multiple e-mail/sms messages.

Also, the file you provided, is that the Advanced File Explorer extension? Where you can adjust the top tabs, etc..? I like that a lot, but I don't like the menu tree that drops down. I prefer the original File Explorer window tree.

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:14 AM

Shift key is for direct drag ina row, ctrl is for more customizable selections.

The reason why you cant select is because it was added that by moving down you actually drag down rather then a selection. As this seems to be effecting all programs it is probably a remapping but disabling it may effect the functionality of some programs.

**amw1972** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:28 AM

yeah...I believe it is the extension...been using that for a couple years instead of TC...kinda gotten used to it.

as for selecting multiple emails and text...think you can go to menu>>select messages and control it that way

**gTen** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 01:35 AM

You can do that but that is similar to the CTRL key functionality.

JonnyA · #9 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amw1972

You can either find Total Commander and use that instead of the default file explorer...

OR you can try this download the cab...install...then the following

menu>>tools>>options>>controls

and use double tap activation

The file explorer cab you recommended works well

Jonny

NotATreoFan · #10 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 10:24 AM

Multi-select was disabled by MS when they started added their own touch scrolling to newer WM builds.

Add the following key to your registry, and then soft reset to get multi-select back.

Code:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Gestures\Touch]
"Disabled"=dword:1

CAB attached for simplicity.