Finder - folders won't open on hover

Hi all, thanks in advance for your time.
I have a new Macbook Pro 13", and I'm experiencing some different Finder behavior from an older MBP with OSX Lion. On my old MBP, (even after upgrading to Lion), I could drag a Finder selection and hover over a folder or shorcut in the sidebar. After a short period, the targe folder would open in a new window, and I could hover over a new folder to open it for viewing. I could drill down this way until I got to the folder I wanted to move/copy to.
On my new MBP 13" that came with Lion (Late 2011), I cannot seem to reproduce this behavior--hover to get a folder open for viewing. I've looked through the settings in Finder a bit, but I can't seem to find the combo that will make it work.
I suspect there is a minor configuration setting I'm missing somewhere, and a quick hint in the right direction would be appreciated.
Regards,
DW

Wow, thanks for the quick response. The "springloaded folders/windows" setting was indeed unchecked, and enabling it appears to have restored the functionality I was looking for. I would swear that I had tried that setting some time ago, but without effect. Obviously I did something wrong. I did a Finder relaunch this time, just in case. Maybe that was the difference.
Thanks a lot for your time,
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