4. Rules were made to be Broken!
When you drag and drop a file, folder, or shortcut from one location on your hard drive to another; by default, Windows 95 MOVES that item--that is, unless it's a program file (*.exe). Then, Windows presents you with a dialog box stating that you can't move the file, but it'll be happy to create a shortcut to it. On the other hand, if you try to use this drag-and-drop technique to copy an item to another drive (for example, to a floppy or another drive on your system), Windows will automatically COPY that item.
In many cases, you'll agree with these copying and moving rules, but for those times when you don't, you'll be glad to know that there are two easy ways to override them. You can either use the right mouse button for your drag-and-drop operations or get to know the Ctrl and Shift keys.
Right-mouse click and drag an item to a destination, let go, and up pops a menu from which you can choose an operation--move, copy, create shortcut, or cancel. (Ignore the fact that one of the menu choices appears in bold--that's just Windows' preference.)
Your other option is to use the Ctrl and Shift keys. Hold down Ctrl during a drag-and-drop operation, and Windows automatically copies the item. Similarly, you hold down Shift to move an item.
Microsoft® Windows®95 Hints & Tips by Stuart Martin.
