Right Click on START and on DIRECTORY ICONS produces error message

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Computer Configuration: Windows XP Home with SP2

When I right click on the START button or on a DIRECTORY ICON on the desktop
or in explorer I get a two error messages and the computer locks up showing
an egg timer symbol when the cursor is placed over the task bar.

Error Message 1. [ Windows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. Sorry for inconvenience]

Error Message 2. When Error message 1 is closed the following Error
message appears. [ Dr Watson Postmortem Debugger has encountered a problem
and needs to close]

When error message 2 is closed the computer remains is a loop with the "Egg
Timer Icon" appearing when the cursor is placed over the task bar.

I can break out of this by bringing up Task Manager and closing all
incidences of the process "drwtsn.exe"

The problem only occurs on "Limited Accounts"
 
[[Error message "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" when you right-click a folder.]]


Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Wes,

Many thanks. Problem solved - caused by a corrupt context-menu entry.

Frank
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Frank Carlin



Wesley Vogel said:
[[Error message "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" when you right-click a folder.]]


Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Frank Carlin said:
Computer Configuration: Windows XP Home with SP2

When I right click on the START button or on a DIRECTORY ICON on the
desktop or in explorer I get a two error messages and the computer locks
up showing an egg timer symbol when the cursor is placed over the task
bar.

Error Message 1. [ Windows explorer has encountered a problem and needs
to close. Sorry for inconvenience]

Error Message 2. When Error message 1 is closed the following Error
message appears. [ Dr Watson Postmortem Debugger has encountered a
problem and needs to close]

When error message 2 is closed the computer remains is a loop with the
"Egg Timer Icon" appearing when the cursor is placed over the task bar.

I can break out of this by bringing up Task Manager and closing all
incidences of the process "drwtsn.exe"

The problem only occurs on "Limited Accounts"
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Glad to hear that you got it sorted out, Frank. Keep having fun. :-)

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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Frank Carlin said:
Wes,

Many thanks. Problem solved - caused by a corrupt context-menu entry.

Frank
--
Frank Carlin



Wesley Vogel said:
[[Error message "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to
close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" when you right-click a
folder.]]


Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Frank Carlin said:
Computer Configuration: Windows XP Home with SP2

When I right click on the START button or on a DIRECTORY ICON on the
desktop or in explorer I get a two error messages and the computer locks
up showing an egg timer symbol when the cursor is placed over the task
bar.

Error Message 1. [ Windows explorer has encountered a problem and
needs to close. Sorry for inconvenience]

Error Message 2. When Error message 1 is closed the following Error
message appears. [ Dr Watson Postmortem Debugger has encountered a
problem and needs to close]

When error message 2 is closed the computer remains is a loop with the
"Egg Timer Icon" appearing when the cursor is placed over the task bar.

I can break out of this by bringing up Task Manager and closing all
incidences of the process "drwtsn.exe"

The problem only occurs on "Limited Accounts"
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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