all programs menu items stop responding

[RobR]

this has happened on both my work and home computer lately.
if i click start, any menu item off there works as long as it
doesnt open up a secondary menu. if i move the cursor
over a secondary menu, the menus just close and i have to
move the cursor back over the start button to reopen. if
i select all programs, that menu stays open, but you cant
click or select anything within it. i've killed the explorer
process and restarted and that doesn't fix the problem. i've
only been able to fix it by rebooting. i've noticed this cropped
up shortly after installing the party poker client, though i
didn't think an errant application would cause this sort of
thing. i'm running xp pro w/sp2 and am up to date on
all hotfixes installed via windows update. thanks for any
ideas.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q306084

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304449

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| this has happened on both my work and home computer lately.
| if i click start, any menu item off there works as long as it
| doesnt open up a secondary menu. if i move the cursor
| over a secondary menu, the menus just close and i have to
| move the cursor back over the start button to reopen. if
| i select all programs, that menu stays open, but you cant
| click or select anything within it. i've killed the explorer
| process and restarted and that doesn't fix the problem. i've
| only been able to fix it by rebooting. i've noticed this cropped
| up shortly after installing the party poker client, though i
| didn't think an errant application would cause this sort of
| thing. i'm running xp pro w/sp2 and am up to date on
| all hotfixes installed via windows update. thanks for any
| ideas.

 

[RobR]

always here with your useless responses. why you're still an mvp i have no
idea.
you're a cut and paste vp.

 

[HPP]

Rob,

I think you should learn how to respect other people first.

I also think System Restore will always help us resolve some issues which
occur suddenly ASAP

It is clear that the issue appears first time after you install a kind of
software "party poker client", so why don't you uninstall it first and then
try to see whether the issue still exist?

Also, System Restore can help you uninstall the software ASAP.

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Respect yourself, or no one else will.

HPP

 

[Malke]

Rob,

I think you should learn how to respect other people first.

I also think System Restore will always help us resolve some issues
which occur suddenly ASAP

It is clear that the issue appears first time after you install a kind
of software "party poker client", so why don't you uninstall it first
and then try to see whether the issue still exist?

Also, System Restore can help you uninstall the software ASAP.

And since Party Poker installs spyware, a thorough cleaning after
uninstalling the program is called for:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke