When I right click on desktop, PC freezes (running XP)

[Guest]

When I right click on the desktop, to say create a new folder or Refresh, the
cursor becomes an hourglass and it can still move around, but I can't click
on the Start Menu or activate any icons on the desktop; its frozen and then I
have to restart the computer. Very, very strange. Please help me out...Please.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Csrss.exe uses 100% of the CPU When you Right-Click an item in Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555021

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Hope this helps.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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