Re: "Right Clicking" a drive in "My Computer" Fixed!!!

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 03:42:34 -0500

Thanks! :o) 

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All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"DocMP" <DocMP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:C4608F0B-AF36-46A4-B4D1-B0488D46237F@microsoft.com...
> Kelly, I like your Web site. I saw it for the first time tonight.
> It looks like it might be alot of help to me in the future. Good job!!
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> Yup, known issue, "Spy Sweeper".  Posted back in the day by Ramesh.  Glad
>> you have it sorted and thanks for the update.  But your original thread 
>> was
>> enough.  :o)
>>
>> -- 
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly
>>
>> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
>> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>> "DocMP" <DocMP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3F38E59C-74AC-4929-A416-1FDE40108004@microsoft.com...
>> >I posted my "right clicking" problem a few days ago and when I checked 
>> >on
>> >my
>> > post a couple of days later 2 or 3 people had responded. Anyway the 
>> > advice
>> > fixed my problem so maybe this will help someone else. I am pasteing 
>> > part
>> > of
>> > the thread here:
>> >
>> >  FIXED!!!!!!!
>> >
>> >  Well, I went in and deleted all of the non-MS keys in:
>> >
>> >
>> >  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\......
>> >
>> >  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\....
>> >
>> >  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers...
>> >
>> >    And now I no longer have a "Right Clicking" Problem. I couldn't 
>> > beleive
>> > it!! Now I can right click on any drive I want to and everything works 
>> > as
>> > it
>> > should. I am going to re-insert each .reg key that I deleted, one at a
>> > time,
>> > and figure out which one is the culprit. I will post it soon!! Just 
>> > give
>> > me a
>> > few minutes and I'll make another post.
>> >
>> > Continued:
>> >
>> > It Was the "Spy Sweeper" Shellex causing my problem. I had made a .reg
>> > file
>> > of all the keys that I deleted and , one by one, double clicked on them
>> > and
>> > checked my problem again. after I re-entered the "Spy Sweeper" .reg key 
>> > my
>> > problem re-appeared. So I deleted it again, and checked my problem 
>> > again
>> > (right clicking on a drive in "My Computer"), the problem went away 
>> > again.
>> >
>> > I just want to thank everyone for their posts. Your advice helped me a
>> > great
>> > deal. Thank you very much!! A job well done!!!
>> >
>> > "DocMP" wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanks Again!!
>> > -- 
>> > Doc Payne
>>
>>
>>

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