Folders Crash

[Mark Storey]

Hi

If I right click on a folder I get a 'windows explorer has encountered a
problem' followed by an error report, then Dr watson tries to send an error
report also and locks up.

If I open task manager, both the window the folder was in and drwatson show
as not responding, the task bar vanishes off the screen and I have to
reboot.

This does not always happen but it does more often than not. If I try to
look at the folder properties via the file menue the same thing happens.

I had hoped that installing sp2 would sort it out but no such luck.

If I look at the folder properties from the networked laptop instead - no
problems.

Any Ideas?

Thanks
Mark

 

[Shenan Stanley]

If I right click on a folder I get a 'windows explorer has
encountered a problem' followed by an error report, then Dr watson
tries to send an error report also and locks up.

If I open task manager, both the window the folder was in and
drwatson show as not responding, the task bar vanishes off the screen
and I have to reboot.

This does not always happen but it does more often than not. If I try
to look at the folder properties via the file menue the same thing
happens.
I had hoped that installing sp2 would sort it out but no such luck.

If I look at the folder properties from the networked laptop instead
- no problems.

Any Ideas?

If you have DivX installed, uninstall it.

 

[Ricky]

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/slowrightclick.htm

 

[Mark Storey]

Thanks for the help everone, it turned out to be SpySweeper that had messed
up the context menues. once gone problem solved.


Mark