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kentarver
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Hello GUys !
I had a Customers computer with the same symptoms . It was upgraded
from Win98SE to Win2000 Pro .
I followed someone here's link to this site
"http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm "
and ended up editing the registry to remove entries put there by who
knows what 3rd. party software .
The registry key is
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers"
And I removed everything but the original sub-key that is put there by
the installed operating system
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New"
..
The "NEW" sub-key is what should be left there when you are finished
editing the ContextMenuHandlers Key . I actually had four different
Sub-Keys that I didn't recognize and I deleted everything but the
original NEW sub-key .
This is what fixed it for me !
I hope you are able to achieve the same excellent results as I have .
Here is the MVP warning !!! Please do not attempt this at home, if you
are not completely comfortable making Registry Changes.
If you are not familiar with registry edits , Please have a
Professional do it for you !
At the very least , make a Backup of your present Registry , BEFORE you
make any changes . A single line of information deleted from the wrong (
right?) place Can & Will render your Operating System UNUSABLE .
If you have a backup ( preferrably copied to an external storage
location) you will be able to recover from any Registry Editing
Mis-steps .
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!!!!
Please report BACK here if this works for you or you can e-mail me !!!
Ken Tarver ( an 8 bit Tech in a 128 bit World )
([email protected])
Hello GUys !
I had a Customers computer with the same symptoms . It was upgraded
from Win98SE to Win2000 Pro .
I followed someone here's link to this site
"http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm "
and ended up editing the registry to remove entries put there by who
knows what 3rd. party software .
The registry key is
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers"
And I removed everything but the original sub-key that is put there by
the installed operating system
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New"
..
The "NEW" sub-key is what should be left there when you are finished
editing the ContextMenuHandlers Key . I actually had four different
Sub-Keys that I didn't recognize and I deleted everything but the
original NEW sub-key .
This is what fixed it for me !
I hope you are able to achieve the same excellent results as I have .
Here is the MVP warning !!! Please do not attempt this at home, if you
are not completely comfortable making Registry Changes.
If you are not familiar with registry edits , Please have a
Professional do it for you !
At the very least , make a Backup of your present Registry , BEFORE you
make any changes . A single line of information deleted from the wrong (
right?) place Can & Will render your Operating System UNUSABLE .
If you have a backup ( preferrably copied to an external storage
location) you will be able to recover from any Registry Editing
Mis-steps .
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!!!!
Please report BACK here if this works for you or you can e-mail me !!!
Ken Tarver ( an 8 bit Tech in a 128 bit World )
([email protected])