right click causes setup to start. . .

[Ken]

I've got a friend who is having a problem. Whenever he is in explorer and
right clicks on any icon, a setup program gets executed.

I realize this has something to do with shell extensions, but I'm having a
problem tracking down where it's getting called and where to remove it from
the registry.

Thanks,
Ken

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Ken,

I assume that the "setup" you're talking about, is the Windows Installer dialog. If that's the case, which application is it trying to install?

See also: http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/68/1/

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Regards,

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


I've got a friend who is having a problem. Whenever he is in explorer and
right clicks on any icon, a setup program gets executed.

I realize this has something to do with shell extensions, but I'm having a
problem tracking down where it's getting called and where to remove it from
the registry.

Thanks,
Ken