Right Click in Start/All Programs Open/Explore

[Guest]

When I Right Click in Start/All Programs the Open and Explore options no
longer respond. Dragging and Dropping is enabled. I ran Scan/now. Checked all
the usual Registry suspects. Used ShellExView. Tried Kelly's-Korner fix. Used
Ramesh's Windows XP Troubleshooting site. Yet, I cannot find what is causing
it

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi irandolph.

In all the cases that I've seen, it's a shell extension blocking the
function. See if disabling ALL the items helps:

3rd party Context Menu Handlers
3rd party Property sheet Handlers
3rd party Icon Handlers

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

*See if disabling ALL of the following items helps:

3rd party Context Menu Handlers
3rd party Property sheet Handlers
3rd party Icon Handlers

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[Guest]

Is it consistent... What happens when you right click Start in the task bar,
or
My Computer on desktop? Have you tried Classic Start Menu?

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Ramesh.

Previously, the only third party Content Menu Handler I didn't disable was
from Xdrive. I have had their software for a long time and didn't think they
were the cause. It probably got corrupted.

I appreciate you taking time to help us poor computer users get through
their problems.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Will.

Ramesh was able to help me.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Very welcome Randy. Thanks for posting back.

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx