I think I need an MVP - Slow "right click" menu caused by LAN? Wierd things...please advise.

[Viken Karaguesian]

Hi all,

I have a strange problem with XP Pro (with SP-1). Just for some background
info: I'm all up to date on my Windows Updates. I have a Linksys router and
3 computers on my small home network. It's a Pentium 4 1.7Ghz system with
768mb RAM. Now, on to my wierd issue:

The "right click" menu (I'm not sure what it's called) is always very slow
to appear when I click on a file or a folder, sometimes up to 10 seconds.
Say I want to delete or rename a file. When I right click on this I have to
wait for the menu to appear. It used to be instantaneous. It also takes time
to delete a file from the keyboard. If I click on a file and press "delete"
on the keyboard, it can take several seconds for the confirmation dialog box
to come up. The wierd thing about it is that whenever I do these functions,
I notice that there's always activity on the LAN indicator on my system
tray.

When I right click or press delete on the keyboard, about 3 seconds will go
by then I'll notice some activity on the LAN icon, which is always
indicating that packets are getting sent (about 6 packets every time). Then
another 3 or 4 seconds will go by and the dialog box or menu will appear.
Why would packets be getting sent when I delete a file, and where are they
going? I disabled the LAN from the "Network Connections" screen (by choosing
the LAN connection, then clicking "Disable this Network Device") and the
problem went away. No more slow deletes or slow "right click" menu's. This
is strange to me...

Anyone have any idea why this happens? I've looked around the MIcrosoft
knowledge base a bit, but was not really successful. Any replies would be
greatly appreciated as this is REALLY annoying for me. Thanks.

 

[T Smith]

I also have this same problem when right clicking either at home when the
computer is stand alone or when I am at work at the LAN. Please also let me
know.

Thanks

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I don't know where or on what you're right-clicking - can you provide more
info?

 

[siljaline]

I also have this same problem when right clicking either at home when the
computer is stand alone or when I am at work at the LAN. Please also let me
know.

Thanks

<snip>
Start-Run-Regedit.
Navigate to this key and see if your offending item is there in the
list of sub-keys. If so, then remove it.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt]
</snip>

HTH


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siljaline

MS - MVP Windows IE/OE
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is invalid - that we may all benefit)

 

[T Smith]

My problem is when I right click on any file or even the desktop windows
explorer can have a great delay in opening the actions menu. This gets even
worse when accessing a network file-even taking into account the distance
delay. For some reason explorer has gotten slower and slower despite keeping
the harddrive, startup clean, and HD scanned for viruses and adware.
HELP. I also know it is this particular laptop-when I use another HP laptop
for network files there is not as much as a delay.

 

[T Smith]

Windows explorer. Not internet explorer.

Thanks for the input.