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Right-click on Start Menu problems

  • 23-04-2005 3:04pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    Seeing as Boards.ie search is on the blink...

    Any ideas what could cause explorer to hang when I right-click on the Start Menu? The mouse pointer just turns to the hourglass when I point to anywhere on the taskbar, but when I move it to the desktop, it functions normally.

    I've nothing unusual installed, running XP on Service Pack 2. CPU stays down at the 1-2% level with System Idle process at 99% (which it always is). Killing explorer.exe and restarting it fixes the problem, but I am at a loss as to what could be causing it.


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  • #2
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Just to clarify...
    The hour-glass appears when you roll over anywhere on the taskbar... but only after you've right-clicked on the start button?
    Everything else functions normally until you do this?


  • #3
    Stone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Stone


    Tom - just a long shot here (I had a very similar issue a when I upgraded to SP2): Do you by any chance have Dr. Divx installed ?
    Have a look at [HTML]http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm[/HTML] - scroll down to "Explorer freezes or crashes when right-clicking a file" .....

    I had the same thing happening to me in many different 'flavours' ....

    Hope I could help .... :D

    //Stone


  • #4
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:
    Just to clarify...
    The hour-glass appears when you roll over anywhere on the taskbar... but only after you've right-clicked on the start button?
    Everything else functions normally until you do this?

    That's correct.
    Stone wrote:
    Do you by any chance have Dr. Divx installed ?

    No, but I did have a freeware zipper installed. As with all zip/unzip programs, it added compression options to the right-click menu. I uninstalled it and the problem went away.

    This one had me scratching my head for a long time.


  • #5
    Philbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 358 ✭✭Philbert


    Somewhat relevant.

    Might give you a few ideas anyway.


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