Right-clicking desktop icons locks system

[John Gilkey]

I have an issue with right-clicking icons. When I do the systems goes off to
la la land and I never get the context-sensitive menu.
I can right-click the desktop - such as to set display preferences, or
right-click within an application. The problem seens isolated with icons on
I basically have to do a hard reset. Any thoughts as to where the problem
lies and how I go about resolving the issue?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[John Gilkey]

Per your recommendation on wierd right-click behavior, I downloaded
ShellExView and ran the application, selectively eliminating context menu
handlers till I hit the one causing the problem (Aladan DropStuff) which
Idisabled before going backand uninstalling the application. ALL IS WELL!

Good job Wesley!

John

 

[Wesley Vogel]

This is a real common problem, John. The deal is that nobody knows ahead of
time what the offending item might be, the list is very long. Keep having
fun. ;-)

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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