Re: Cannot right-click files or shortcuts in Windows Explorer or d
- From: "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:11:04 -0700
Ant.,
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).
Select file, File menu, Properties. Same thing for a PIF. It's the same
menu whether right clicking or going to the File menu, but you have to
select a file first.
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Check both of these keys for a NoViewContextMenu Value name.
If NoViewContextMenu is set to 1 shortcut menus do not appear when you
right-click the desktop or when you right-click the items in Windows
Explorer.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
Data type Range Default value
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REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0
Description
Removes shortcut menus from the desktop and from Windows Explorer. Shortcut
menus appear when you right-click an item.
This entry stores the setting of the Disable Windows Explorer's default
context menu Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with
a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it
to Not configured, Group Policy deletes this entry from the registry, and
the system behaves as though the value is 0.
Value Meaning
----------------------------------------------------------
0 (or not in the registry) The policy is disabled or not configured.
Shortcut menus appear.
1 The policy is enabled. Shortcut menus do
not appear.
When the value of this entry is 1, shortcut menus do not appear when you
right-click the desktop or when you right-click the items in Windows
Explorer. This value does not prevent users from using other methods to
issue commands available on the shortcut menus.
Change method
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds
to the Disable Windows Explorer's default context menu Group Policy (User
Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer).
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/93790.mspx?mfr=true
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I think you should get ShellExView and see this again.
Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:BBF02EF7-B176-4F24-A351-19F9904DBF40@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Ant. <wyvern_ant@xxxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> hunted and pecked:
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.
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Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia
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