Re: Cannot right-click files or shortcuts in Windows Explorer or d

Unfortunately not, but thanks for the effort.

Right-click simply does not work on desktop or on non-folder entities in
Windows Explorer. Right-click DOES work in Window Explorerif the item is
another folder, up comes the pop-up with move, rename, delete, properties,
etc. Otherwise all instances of Window Explorer stop responding, die after 3o
secs or so and the desktop re-initializes. Same happens with a non-folder
entity selected and clicking on the Window Explorer file menu

This has happened without fail since I installed XP Home Ugrade. Happens
with network or without. It hasn't bothered me to date because there are
other ways to manipulate folder contents without right-clicking or using file
menu.... except I haven't found a way to access file properties (to modify
command parms on games to enable the dev console to debug, for example).

Re-installing Windows will probably fix, but for me that means formatting
HD, loading WIN98, installing WinXP Upgrade, then downloading XP2 and other
Win updates, re-installing World of Warcraft and downloading 2 years of game
patches, and re-downloading and installing the Valve Steam SDK... probably
well over 2gig of downloads. Plus re-installing Internet security software,
Office, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, etc, etc. Not a prefered option.

Still think I have a bad or missing DLL.

Cheers, Ant.
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Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:9FC5E87E-4B1E-489E-BA2F-722021BCAB77@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Ant. <wyvern_ant@xxxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> hunted and pecked:
If I try to right-click a non-folder item in Windows Explorer or on the
Desktop, Explorer fails and Desktop re-initializes without any error
messages. If I have a non-folder item selected and I click on the file
menu in Windows Explorer, same thing. Double-clicking to run or invoke
associated application works OK.

I CAN manipulate files by using the Files and Folder Tasks to the left in
Windows Explorer, or by dragging them (to the Recycle Bin for instance).

Suspect I am missing a DLL somewhere but no idea what. Unwilling to
re-install XP because I only have upgrade version, to completely
re-install I'd have to load Win98, upgrade and lose all installed
applications.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
--
Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia

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