Unable to right click an StartMenu entry and choose open

[Guest]

I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Ignore the article title/description)

--
Regards,

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


I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Nepatsfan]

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I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All
Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will
result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

See if the following helps.

Right click an open spot on your Taskbar and select Properties
from the menu.
Click on the Start Menu tab.
On the Start Menu page, hit the Customize button.
In Customize Start Menu, click on the Advanced tab.
On the Advanced page, look in the Start menu items box and make
sure "Enable dragging and dropping" is checked.
Click OK twice.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Without that option checked, there will be no context menu. I've disabled
and re-enabled it. Still the same problem.

 

[Guest]

Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Try this after disabling shell extensions.

jeff's WebLog : how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx

Or simply reboot once for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,

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


Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

 

[Guest]

I realized that I did not clean up all the keys. Do you know which key
affects StartMenu only but not the regular explorer?

Thanks!

Try this after disabling shell extensions.

jeff's WebLog : how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx

Or simply reboot once for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,

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


Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Ignore the article title/description)

--
Regards,

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


I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Shell extensions are common to explorer and Start menu.

--
Regards,

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


I realized that I did not clean up all the keys. Do you know which key
affects StartMenu only but not the regular explorer?

Thanks!

Try this after disabling shell extensions.

jeff's WebLog : how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx

Or simply reboot once for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,

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


Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Ignore the article title/description)

--
Regards,

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


I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

In Explorer, there are far more options in the context menu vs StartMenu
folder contains just the basics

Shell extensions are common to explorer and Start menu.

--
Regards,

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


I realized that I did not clean up all the keys. Do you know which key
affects StartMenu only but not the regular explorer?

Thanks!

Try this after disabling shell extensions.

jeff's WebLog : how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx

Or simply reboot once for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,

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


Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Ignore the article title/description)

--
Regards,

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


I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

It depends on how the shell extensions are implemented. It may be different for file type .xyz, and different for .123. Shell extensions can be implemented on a per-file type basis or globally, or only for file system folders.

--
Regards,

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


In Explorer, there are far more options in the context menu vs StartMenu
folder contains just the basics

Shell extensions are common to explorer and Start menu.

--
Regards,

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


I realized that I did not clean up all the keys. Do you know which key
affects StartMenu only but not the regular explorer?

Thanks!

Try this after disabling shell extensions.

jeff's WebLog : how to cleanly start and stop explorer.exe:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx

Or simply reboot once for the changes to take effect.

--
Regards,

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


Removed as much context handler as I can. Still the same problem.

Try the steps under "Method 2" in this page.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
(Ignore the article title/description)

--
Regards,

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


I can right click on All Programs and choose open or open All Users. It will
open an Explorer window.

However doing so to the folders in the All Programs menu will result in
nothing. There is nothing in the event view either.

Any hint?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Finally found the problem. I disabled a few non-MS context menu items. Then
when I right click on an open area, a setup appears. It turns out be
Microsoft PhotoInfo. I reinstalled it and now everything is working. Thanks!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Excellent!

--
Regards,

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


Finally found the problem. I disabled a few non-MS context menu items. Then
when I right click on an open area, a setup appears. It turns out be
Microsoft PhotoInfo. I reinstalled it and now everything is working. Thanks!