XP Home SP3:

With the 1st incident of Windows Explorer following
any boot, a "right-click" on any object will cause WE
to "not responding" hour-glass and require a Task Mgr
"End Task" to terminate WE. Subsequent use of WE
behaves normally.

What might be the cause of this strange behavior?

Thanks,
Bill

 

"Bill" <billstanton@psln.com> wrote in message
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> XP Home SP3:
>
> With the 1st incident of Windows Explorer following
> any boot, a "right-click" on any object will cause WE
> to "not responding" hour-glass and require a Task Mgr
> "End Task" to terminate WE. Subsequent use of WE
> behaves normally.
>
> What might be the cause of this strange behavior?

Maybe a faulty Shell Extension?

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/techfiles/explorer-crashes.html
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>

 

Thanks Donald, there was indeed a faulty Shell Extension.
It was easy to find with Shexview, plus the fact that the
faulty extension corresponded to the last thing that got
installed, namely Eraser.
Bill


"Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill" <billstanton@psln.com> wrote in message
> news:e0t608IFLHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> XP Home SP3:
>>
>> With the 1st incident of Windows Explorer following
>> any boot, a "right-click" on any object will cause WE
>> to "not responding" hour-glass and require a Task Mgr
>> "End Task" to terminate WE. Subsequent use of WE
>> behaves normally.
>>
>> What might be the cause of this strange behavior?
>
> Maybe a faulty Shell Extension?
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
> http://www.helpwithwindows.com/techfiles/explorer-crashes.html
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
>
> Good luck,
>
> Donald Anadell
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>
>

 

"Bill" <mlharding@jps.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks Donald, there was indeed a faulty Shell Extension.
> It was easy to find with Shexview, plus the fact that the
> faulty extension corresponded to the last thing that got
> installed, namely Eraser.

You're welcome Bill, glad you got it sorted out.

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


> Bill
>
>
> "Donald Anadell" <danadell@nospamersmikrotec.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Bill" <billstanton@psln.com> wrote in message
>> news:e0t608IFLHA.4824@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> XP Home SP3:
>>>
>>> With the 1st incident of Windows Explorer following
>>> any boot, a "right-click" on any object will cause WE
>>> to "not responding" hour-glass and require a Task Mgr
>>> "End Task" to terminate WE. Subsequent use of WE
>>> behaves normally.
>>>
>>> What might be the cause of this strange behavior?
>>
>> Maybe a faulty Shell Extension?
>>
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
>> http://www.helpwithwindows.com/techfiles/explorer-crashes.html
>> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Donald Anadell
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bill
>>>
>>
>>
>
>