I can't transfer and files from a disk to my hard-disk

Hi there,
Every time I have downloaded a program recently, I try to drag the file into my application folder on finder, but it won't go across. Likewise if I put in a cd with some files on and try to drag them onto the desktop they bounce back. There is no error message either.
Any ideas?

This may seem like a simple thing to do but have you rebooted your Mac? Last time this happened to me I rebooted and the problem went away.
lenn

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