Can't drag/open or shift scroll

Hi All,
I started at a new job on an unfamiliar computer. I was using 10.3.9, now I'm on 10.4.3. Why can't I drag a file in the finder and hold it over a folder to open it like I used too? As well, I can't seem to shift scroll with the mouse (Logitech) to scroll sideways like I used to. Thoughts?
Thanks.

Go into the Finder Preferences (either use the menu or hit cmd-, in the Finder) and under the General tab check Spring-loaded folders and windows. Then choose your delay time.
Don't know about the sideways shift scrolling. I have a Microsoft mouse that will do that with the middle wheel but you have to configure it in the special Microsoft mouse preference pane. Even then all apps don't respond to it. Does Logitech have a preference pane that needs some tweaking?

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