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

To be a bit more specific...

I CAN double-left-click on an item to 'Open' it... that will open the file
by the applictaion related to it by the filetype.

For example, if I double-left-click on a .pdf file Adobe Acrobat Reader will
happily open that file. Same for every other extention you would care to
mention. If I right-click onthat very same .pdf file... boom! There goes
Windows Explorer and desktop.

Is there a particular context handler I should be looking for in ShellExView
in these circumstances?


Thanks, ant.

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Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia


"Ant." wrote:

I downloaded and ran the ShellExView program, and while I don't pretend to
understand the output, I see nothing to alarm me.

None of the symptoms reported in the link you provided apply to me.

In fact, right-clicking on a folder (or using File menu on a folder) works
perfectly for me, and always has.

But using right-click on a non-folder object in Windows Explorer (file or
shortcut, in other words) or using File menu with a non-folder object
selected, results in Windows Explorer failing and desktop re-initializing.
Same on desktop, right-clicking on any object there (there can only be
shortcuts) causes desktop to re-initialize.

I'm guessing any of the following three actions call the same program which
is failing:

1) Right click on a non-folder object in Window Explorer

2) Select a non-folder object in Windows Explorer and click on File menu

3) Right-click on an item (shortcut) on desktop.

This has happened since I installed WinXP, it's not a recent event.

Right-clcking on a folder in Windows Explorer works great, I'm guessing that
calls a different program (through some sort of context handler whizz-bang I
don't understand? lol).


Cheers and thanks and Merry Xmas, Ant.


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Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

That's exactly my problem: if I select a file, and click on the File
menu... bang, Windows Explorer stops and some time later expires and the
desktop re-initializes.

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:B834C2DF-C037-4457-B69D-7117889C4936@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Ant. <wyvern_ant@xxxxxxxxxxxx(donotspam)> hunted and pecked:
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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That's exactly my problem: if I select a file, and click on the File
menu... bang, Windows Explorer stops and some time later expires and the
desktop re-initializes. Same if I right-click a file to try to bring up
the pop-up with the same sort of options File menu does. It's really only
the properties function I haven't found another way to get to... and my
Steam SDK fails major functions (like create a mod), perhaps because of
this...

I'm under the impression either action (right-click on a file or use File
menu when a file selected) is calling a core function that fails or is
missing. Anyway...

The Windows Registery item you mentioned:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r

Object NoViewContextMenu does not exist.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explor
er

Explorer directory does not exist.

Thanks, Ant.


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Ant. Thompson
Darwin, Australia


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

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
------------------------------------------------
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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