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I'm a long-term Salamander user (since V2).

I have found that Salamander will not permit me to open (double click file name) for certain files.

Demonstrated so far on Excels.

Maybe it's path length (this is a long path on a network) but same folder but longer name Word docs will open.

Not only ...

I'm on 3.03 on Win8.1 Update.

On this machine I've had 32bit and beta versions.

These have left remnant files in C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86) that refuse to delete claiming Salamander has them open - even when it is shut-down.

I've tried Administrator which is normally enough power ...

Source for D'nD is desktop.

It seems to work (tried once).

It worked previously as admin, it only stopped today! - something somewhere has changed and I'm constantly being told I can't do stuff when I'm not admin.

Something has changed with Sal or my Windows!

I used to be able to drag and drop into and out of Salamander.

Now I get a circle with a bar (a prohibition sign) and things are not copied or moved.

Drag 'n Drop works within Salamander between panels.

I'm running in Windows 7, I have given admin ...