# How to preserve "show window contents while dragging"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 27, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-show-window-contents-while-dragging/318825 "2005-08-27T01:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-show-window-contents-while-dragging/318825/1 "2005-08-27T01:35:42Z")
I have scoured the net for this including MS support knowledgebase. In Windows XP Home, I bring up Control Panel, Display, Appearance, Effects, and click on Show window contents while dragging. (Some sites tell you how to turn it off, I like it on). But every time I reboot, this is unchecked again. Is there any way to make this permanent? ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-show-window-contents-while-dragging/318825/2 "2005-08-27T02:07:24Z")
[http://windowsxp.mvps.org/windowcontents.htm](http://windowsxp.mvps.org/windowcontents.htm) Hope this helps, -SweepK- ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-show-window-contents-while-dragging/318825/3 "2005-08-29T15:27:22Z")
Wow, that is exactly the problem. I uninstalled Dell Media Experience and that solved it. THANKS!