Computer Freezes on Right Click

[Bob]

Help! Going Nuts, every time I right click a file or folder in explorer,
system
freezes, task manager ends the program OK. Seems this problem commenced
after I downloaded the new beta version of Internet Explorer 7. Coincidence
perhaps? Any ideas would be appreciated. Bob for Down Under.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Help! Going Nuts, every time I right click a file or folder in
explorer, system
freezes, task manager ends the program OK. Seems this problem
commenced after I downloaded the new beta version of Internet
Explorer 7. Coincidence perhaps? Any ideas would be appreciated.

First - you installed a beta software on a production (utilized for more
than just testing) machine?
Life lesson. =)

Have you tried to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 BETA?

How do I uninstall the preview?

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview and return to Internet
Explorer 6 on Windows XP
1.. Click “Start,” and then click “Control Panel.”
2.. Click “Add or Remove Programs.”
3.. Check “Show Updates” at the top of the dialog box.
4.. Scroll down the list to “Windows XP – Software Updates,” select
“Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2Preview,” and then click "Change/Remove."
If "Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview" does not exist, run
%windir%\$NtUninstallie7bet2p$\spuninst\spuninst.exe. You need to have "view
hidden folders" enabled. %windir% is your Windows installation directory,
which is normally 'C:\Windows' on most systems.

 

[Bob]

Thanks Shenan, removed IE7 Beta but still have the same problem, any other
ideas??

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootlist/208.htm#4

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

Right click crashes Explorer.exe after installing Windows XP SP2?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/sp2/divxcrash.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thanks Shenan, removed IE7 Beta but still have the same problem, any other
ideas??