Cannot Right-Click

[Guest]

I am currently running windows XP home edition that was upgraded from Windows
ME. Everything seems to work fine, except for one rather large problem. In
windows, such as when i am browsing for files or just looking on the desktop,
I cannot Right click, or do anything that goes along with it (copy paste,
etc). If I right click the computer locks up. If, say, I wanted to cut a
file from my desktop and paste it in a new location, it will lock up if I hit
Ctrl X. I can right click on the task bar, in programs themselves such as
Word and IE, and can also perform functions such as copy and paste, but I
cannot do it in windows itself. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Nick Blinow]

Run the System File Checker:

START RUN
SFC /SCANNOW

hth

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

 

[Guest]

/scannow did not work, however, i will attempt the link provided by wes when
i return home this evening. Thanks - ill let you know how it turns out.

 

[Guest]

awesome...the link worked...i was down to my last 3, and one of them stopped
the problem...had to do with graphics driver

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Glad that helped, cstefanski. Good call Wes!

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


awesome...the link worked...i was down to my last 3, and one of them stopped
the problem...had to do with graphics driver

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Ramesh,

I get one now and then. It helps to have good links to post. ;-)