Re: Weird Problem

Hi,

Sounds odd, try running sfc /scannow from the run prompt to detect and
replace corrupted or damaged system files.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Bill" <acadeckiatinsightbbdotcom> wrote in message
news:uo1nDVKRGHA.6084@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a problem on my XP Pro machine where every once in a while for no
apparent reason if I open my Start menu, the Frequently Used Programs list
will be black and I have My Computer, Control Panel etc. set to display as
menus, if I highlight them, they do not open, but if I click on them the
associated item opens in Windows Explorer. Also if I click on my run box I
get a message stating that "A shortcut cannot be placed here. Do you want
the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?" and the double arrow of
my Quick Launch toolbar stops responding. If I reboot my machine the
problem goes away until it decides to return again, which seems to be more
and more frequently. Also upon rebooting I have to set my Quick Launch
toolbar to be placed back on my taskbar. Any ideas what might be causing
this and a possible resolution short of a reformat/reinstall?

TIA



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