control alt delete and task manager problem

[milton.oshima]

Every time I press control alt delete or click on task manager I get
the CPU usage screen and can't get anything else. Also recently, when I
right click on desktop the computer freezes.
Is there anyone out there with similar problems? and a fix for this
problem? Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Double click anywhere on the Task Manager border to bring the menu bar and
tabs back. Do it again to hide them again. Or not. ;-)

Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314227

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

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

Right click causes an error and crashes Explorer.exe after installing
Windows XP SP2
http://www.winxptutor.com/sp2/divxcrash.htm

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[Guest]

I am experiencing the same problem. After installing the most recent
Security Updates, when I right click in the open Desktop area, the whirling
hourglass starts, hanging up my computer. Only workaround is CTL-ALT-DEL to
bring up the Windows Task Manager and select the logoff/shutdown function.
Once back up, I have to remember not to right click in the Desktop area
again. Per the Microsoft Update web site, I have installed all High Priority
updates. Is there a fix for this, or will there be a subsequent fix for last
week's updates?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Maybe this...

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

[[ SYMPTOMS
After you install security update 908531 (security bulletin MS06-015), you
may experience one or more of the following problems:
* You cannot access special folders such as "My Documents" or "My Pictures."
* Microsoft Office applications stop responding when you try to save or to
open Office files in the "My Documents" folder.
* Office files that are located in the "My Documents" folder cannot be
opened.
* If you open a file by clicking Open on the File menu, the application
stops responding.
* When you type an address in the Address box in Microsoft Internet
Explorer, nothing happens.
* When you right-click a file and then click Send To, nothing happens.
* When you expand a folder in Windows Explorer, nothing happens.
* Some third-party applications stop responding when you open or save data
in the "My Documents" folder. ]]

Read the rest of the article.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the speedy reply. None of the problems discussed in 918165
address the problem of the Desktop area freezing up when a user right clicks.
This is the situation noted in posting today by me, milton.oshima, and
callmecappy. Suspect there may be others. Before posting my earlier
message, I did a System Restore to an earlier date before the updates.
Problem disappeared. Then I reinstalled the updates - problem reappeared.
It would seem that the most recent Security Update has a flaw in one or more
of its fixes.

Maybe this...

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

[[ SYMPTOMS
After you install security update 908531 (security bulletin MS06-015), you
may experience one or more of the following problems:
* You cannot access special folders such as "My Documents" or "My Pictures."
* Microsoft Office applications stop responding when you try to save or to
open Office files in the "My Documents" folder.
* Office files that are located in the "My Documents" folder cannot be
opened.
* If you open a file by clicking Open on the File menu, the application
stops responding.
* When you type an address in the Address box in Microsoft Internet
Explorer, nothing happens.
* When you right-click a file and then click Send To, nothing happens.
* When you expand a folder in Windows Explorer, nothing happens.
* Some third-party applications stop responding when you open or save data
in the "My Documents" folder. ]]

Read the rest of the article.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I am experiencing the same problem. After installing the most recent
Security Updates, when I right click in the open Desktop area, the
whirling hourglass starts, hanging up my computer. Only workaround is
CTL-ALT-DEL to bring up the Windows Task Manager and select the
logoff/shutdown function. Once back up, I have to remember not to right
click in the Desktop area again. Per the Microsoft Update web site, I
have installed all High Priority updates. Is there a fix for this, or
will there be a subsequent fix for last week's updates?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thank you for the speedy reply. None of the problems discussed in
918165 address the problem of the Desktop area freezing up when a user
right clicks. This is the situation noted in posting today by me,
milton.oshima, and callmecappy. Suspect there may be others. Before
posting my earlier message, I did a System Restore to an earlier date
before the updates. Problem disappeared. Then I reinstalled the updates
- problem reappeared. It would seem that the most recent Security Update
has a flaw in one or more of its fixes.

Maybe this...

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

[[ SYMPTOMS
After you install security update 908531 (security bulletin MS06-015),
you may experience one or more of the following problems:
* You cannot access special folders such as "My Documents" or "My
Pictures."
* Microsoft Office applications stop responding when you try to save or
to open Office files in the "My Documents" folder.
* Office files that are located in the "My Documents" folder cannot be
opened.
* If you open a file by clicking Open on the File menu, the application
stops responding.
* When you type an address in the Address box in Microsoft Internet
Explorer, nothing happens.
* When you right-click a file and then click Send To, nothing happens.
* When you expand a folder in Windows Explorer, nothing happens.
* Some third-party applications stop responding when you open or save
data in the "My Documents" folder. ]]

Read the rest of the article.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I am experiencing the same problem. After installing the most recent
Security Updates, when I right click in the open Desktop area, the
whirling hourglass starts, hanging up my computer. Only workaround is
CTL-ALT-DEL to bring up the Windows Task Manager and select the
logoff/shutdown function. Once back up, I have to remember not to right
click in the Desktop area again. Per the Microsoft Update web site, I
have installed all High Priority updates. Is there a fix for this, or
will there be a subsequent fix for last week's updates?

:

Every time I press control alt delete or click on task manager I get
the CPU usage screen and can't get anything else. Also recently, when I
right click on desktop the computer freezes.
Is there anyone out there with similar problems? and a fix for this
problem? Thanks

 

[calhoun]

Thank you for the speedy reply. None of the problems discussed in 918165
address the problem of the Desktop area freezing up when a user right
clicks.
This is the situation noted in posting today by me, milton.oshima, and
callmecappy. Suspect there may be others. Before posting my earlier
message, I did a System Restore to an earlier date before the updates.
Problem disappeared. Then I reinstalled the updates - problem reappeared.
It would seem that the most recent Security Update has a flaw in one or
more
of its fixes.

Posted about this same problem yesterday. It is caused by update 908531. It
will be automatically fixed with a tuesday release from microsoft.

Maybe this...

Problems in Windows Explorer or the Windows shell after you install
security update MS06-015
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

[[ SYMPTOMS
After you install security update 908531 (security bulletin MS06-015),
you
may experience one or more of the following problems:
* You cannot access special folders such as "My Documents" or "My
Pictures."
* Microsoft Office applications stop responding when you try to save or
to
open Office files in the "My Documents" folder.
* Office files that are located in the "My Documents" folder cannot be
opened.
* If you open a file by clicking Open on the File menu, the application
stops responding.
* When you type an address in the Address box in Microsoft Internet
Explorer, nothing happens.
* When you right-click a file and then click Send To, nothing happens.
* When you expand a folder in Windows Explorer, nothing happens.
* Some third-party applications stop responding when you open or save
data
in the "My Documents" folder. ]]

Read the rest of the article.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I am experiencing the same problem. After installing the most recent
Security Updates, when I right click in the open Desktop area, the
whirling hourglass starts, hanging up my computer. Only workaround is
CTL-ALT-DEL to bring up the Windows Task Manager and select the
logoff/shutdown function. Once back up, I have to remember not to right
click in the Desktop area again. Per the Microsoft Update web site, I
have installed all High Priority updates. Is there a fix for this, or
will there be a subsequent fix for last week's updates?

:

Every time I press control alt delete or click on task manager I get
the CPU usage screen and can't get anything else. Also recently, when
I
right click on desktop the computer freezes.
Is there anyone out there with similar problems? and a fix for this
problem? Thanks