Start Menu Periodically stops working

[Morac]

I was running XP Pro SP1 (now running SP2, but that didn't cause it)
and I noticed a problem shortly after I installed a logitech quickcam
pro 4000.

Periodically the Start Menu will stop working correctly. In regular
mode, clicking on the Start menu brings up the menu, but the left side
(where recently run programs usually are) is all black. When I hover
over "All Programs" nothing happens. Also nothing happens when I click
it.

When I hover over items on the right that usually open a submenu, they
do not. Clicking on these items opens their container as if I right
clicked on them and selected open. For example if I click on Control
Panel, it opens the control panel instead of the menu.

Clicking on run, search or help and support brings up a "Shortcut"
question popup that says "Windows cannot create a shortcut here. Do you
want the shortcut to be placed on the desktop instead?"

If I switch to classic mode, the start menu does not work at all.

If I end the explorer.exe process and restart it, the start menu will
work again for a while until it breaks again.

Anyone have any idea why this is happening or more specifically how to
fix it?


Here's a screen shot of the problem:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/r0/download/659622~3696c791fa5762c4ffe4ccee9250b577/startmenu.JPG

 

[SabreX]

I have the same exact problem you're having. I also have a QuickCam
Pro 4000, but this problem began way after I had installed the camera
and drivers. I even tried a repair install of WinXP to no avail.

If you manage to find a solution to this, please let me know. I'd be
most appreciative. Thanks. I've been searching google for over a
month now, and although there are a few people with the same problem,
no solutions have been posted that I can see. I'll try uninstalling
and reinstalling the QuickCam 4000 Pro drivers, but somehow I don't
think that's going to do it.