No right click

[buckyno2]

A friend got hit by a trojan horse virus on his Dell XP desktop. I
think I've gotten rid of the virus but now right click does not work.
Nothing happens when I right click. Icons, desktop, folders, files,
nothing. I've tried reloading XP (refresh, not clean). I'm trying to
avoid a wipe and fresh install if possible. Any ideas?

Bucky

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Bucky,

Open Regedit and navigate to:

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

In the right-pane, double-click NoViewContextMenu and set it to 0 if exists.
Similarly check here:

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

Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

 

[Guest]

hmm I think you can download a fix tool from antivirus.

 

[buckyno2]

That did the trick. Thanks Ramesh.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome.

 

[Kelly]

Not likely. However, there are other causes that can be solved via Desktop
Customize/Web.

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