RIGHT CLICK LOCKUP

[BRIAN HARRIS]

AFTER UPGRADING TO S.P.2 WHEN I RIGHT CLICK ON A SHORTCUT
MY P.C. LOCKS UP CAN SOMEONE HELP?
Cheers,Brian

 

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AFTER UPGRADING TO S.P.2 WHEN I RIGHT CLICK ON A SHORTCUT
MY P.C. LOCKS UP CAN SOMEONE HELP?
Cheers,Brian
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delete context file

 

[Malke]

On my machine (HP XW8000 with 2 processors), after installing XP SP2,
a right
click on any file in any directory displayed by Windows Explorer [not
internet explorer] will cause that window to immediately become NOT
RESPONDING. To continue I must end the application with Task Manager.

How can I fix this? I don't understand "delete context file".

Some people have reported the following things can cause this:

1. Having DivX installed
2. Having Spy Sweeper installed
3. Having some other third-party software installed that puts an entry
for itself in the right-click context menu.

Here is a link to information about that:

http://forum.aumha.org/index.php - See SP2 specific issues forum

and some more links for good measure:

Troubleshooting SP2 for Windows XP
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm and
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#General

Malke

 

[Malke]

Thanks Malke,

I had restored to pre-SP2 state. After reading your message and
following
links, I uninstalled DivX and re-uinstalled SP2. Right-Click works
fine now!

I also read that the latest version of DivX works with SP2, but I
haven't tried it!

Glad you got it sorted, Kim. Thanks for letting me know.

Mlake