Desktop.ini and New User Right Click Desktop problem

[Eclipse]

Hi all,

Here is my problem. I have just bought a laptop with XP Home on it, set it
up (using the new user setup which comes with the system) and I created 3
login accounts.

The primary login is fine but when i go into the other logins (tried logging
out and logging in as well as switching users) i get the desktop.ini file
appear (is in the new user startup folder) which i believe i can solve
following the microsoft site info, but my problem is everytime i right click
on a desktop icon or goto START / MY COMPUTER and right click (I want to
select APPEAR ON DESKTOP) the screen refreshes like i just turned the laptop
on (all icons back to normal positions, quick launch is disabled, etc..) and
just noticed that if i press delete it also does the same thing.

Anyone got any idea's what could be causing this - the primary login account
has no problems like this its when i create a new login account (yes i have
tried to create a totally new account and it does the same)

I am running Windows XP Home.

Any idea's or suggestions would be grateful please.

Thanks,

Neil

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

The right-click problems are usually caused by one of the 3rd party shell
extensions installed. See "Method 2" in the following article to isolate the
problem:

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

For the Desktop.ini problem, see here:

Notepad Starts With "[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787" When You
Start Your Computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330132



--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi all,

Here is my problem. I have just bought a laptop with XP Home on it, set it
up (using the new user setup which comes with the system) and I created 3
login accounts.

The primary login is fine but when i go into the other logins (tried logging
out and logging in as well as switching users) i get the desktop.ini file
appear (is in the new user startup folder) which i believe i can solve
following the microsoft site info, but my problem is everytime i right click
on a desktop icon or goto START / MY COMPUTER and right click (I want to
select APPEAR ON DESKTOP) the screen refreshes like i just turned the laptop
on (all icons back to normal positions, quick launch is disabled, etc..) and
just noticed that if i press delete it also does the same thing.

Anyone got any idea's what could be causing this - the primary login account
has no problems like this its when i create a new login account (yes i have
tried to create a totally new account and it does the same)

I am running Windows XP Home.

Any idea's or suggestions would be grateful please.

Thanks,

Neil

 

[Eclipse]

Ah thanks. I think I can work out the desktop.ini issue and you have shed
some new light on the right click problem, the only thing i can think of is
I have installed a image resizer program that adds itself to the context
menu - i will attempt to uninstall it first then go through those
instructions.

thanks for the help - i 'll let u know how i get on.

thanks.
neil