Can't right click desktop

[Guest]

For some reason I can not right click the desktop. I can right click on any
icon, but not the desktop itself. I see the blue circle thing, but then it
returns to a normal mouse. Another problem I am having with my desktop is
that items downloaded to it do not show up untill I change folder options or
restart. I am running Vista Ultimate RC1 (64-Bit). Can someone please help?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Dealing with the context menu part of your question, try this.

Navigate to these registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

In the right-pane of each key, double-click NoViewContextMenu and set the
value data to 0, if the value exists.

Dean

 

[Guest]

There is nothing in the folder policies, I can't get to explorer. Should I
add it?

 

[Guest]

On the second one however, the folder explorer does exist but it does not
contain that key. Please help, thanks again.

 

[Guest]

No, Ben, there's no need to change anything in your registry. Sorry, but at
this point I don't have anymore ideas, as to your problem. I'll keep
pondering it and let you know if I think of something. You could try
creating a new temporary User Account (with Administrative Privileges) and
see if your problems occur logged on to that account. (You can delete the
account if this doesn't solve anything).

Dean

 

[Guest]

Any other ideas before I give up on Vista?

No, Ben, there's no need to change anything in your registry. Sorry, but at
this point I don't have anymore ideas, as to your problem. I'll keep
pondering it and let you know if I think of something. You could try
creating a new temporary User Account (with Administrative Privileges) and
see if your problems occur logged on to that account. (You can delete the
account if this doesn't solve anything).

Dean