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to: Thees Peereboom
from: Rich
date: 2005-02-02 15:04:00
subject: Re: right-mouse-click in explorer

From: "Rich" 

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   It depends on which version of Windows you are running.  You can look =
for all files with a .LOG extension.  If you don't use this extension =
yourself you will probably find only a few of them.

Rich

  "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message =
news:opslkay9zv2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
  Rich,

  I can't find the DrWatson log - can you tell me where to find it?

  - Thees Peereboom

  On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:08:59 -0800, Rich  wrote:

  >    You should check if any application installed a context menu =
hook.  =20
  > That pressing DEL does this is a bit weird.  Looking at the Dr. =
Watson =20
  > log could tell you what component is crashing.
  >
  > Rich
  >
  >   "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message =20
  > news:opsliqappw2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
  >   All,
  >
  >   For some time when I use the rightmouse button on an object in the
  >   explorer, being the desktop or a folder, the explorer crashes and
  >   subsequently DrWatson hangs. The only solution is to =20
  > control-alt-delete to
  >   the taskmanager and kill DrWatson manually. Then explorer =
restarts. =20
  > This
  >   is a bit of a PITA, to say the least, since I can't use the =
rightmouse =20
  > any
  >   longer. Same happens, BTW, when I try to delete a shortcut or file =
by
  >   using the button. Dragging the object to the dustbin works =
=20
  > fine.
  >
  >   I think it must be some mal-configured item in the right-mouse =
menu, =20
  > but
  >   how do I check that and, more important, how do I get there?
  >
  >   TIA
  >
  >   - Thees Peereboom

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   It
depends on which =
version of Windows=20
you are running.  You can look for all files with a .LOG =
extension. =20
If you don't use this extension yourself you will probably find only a = few of=20
them.
 
Rich
 

  "Thees Peereboom" <theesp{at}barkto.com>">mailto:theesp{at}barkto.com">theesp{at}barkto.com>
wrote in =
message news:opslkay9zv2hvhrx{at}news=
.barkto.com...Rich,I=20
  can't find the DrWatson log - can you tell me where to find =
it?- Thees=20
  PeereboomOn Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:08:59 -0800, Rich
<{at}>=20
  wrote:>    You
should check if any =
application=20
  installed a context menu hook.   >
That pressing DEL =
does=20
  this is a bit weird.  Looking at the Dr. Watson 
> =
log could=20
  tell you what component is crashing.>>=20
  Rich>>   "Thees
Peereboom" <theesp{at}barkto.com>">mailto:theesp{at}barkto.com">theesp{at}barkto.com>
wrote in=20
  message  > news:opsliqappw2hvhrx{at}news=
.barkto.com...>  =20
  All,>>   For some
time when I use the =
rightmouse=20
  button on an object in the>  
explorer, being the =
desktop or=20
  a folder, the explorer crashes and>  
subsequently =
DrWatson=20
  hangs. The only solution is to  > control-alt-delete=20
  to>   the taskmanager and kill
DrWatson manually. =
Then=20
  explorer restarts.  >
This>   is a bit of =
a PITA,=20
  to say the least, since I can't use the rightmouse  >=20
  any>   longer. Same happens, BTW, when
I try to =
delete a=20
  shortcut or file by>   using the =
<delete>button.=20
  Dragging the object to the dustbin works  >=20
  fine.>>   I think it
must be some =
mal-configured item=20
  in the right-mouse menu,  >
but>   how do =
I check=20
  that and, more important, how do I get =
there?>>  =20
  TIA>>   - Thees =
Peereboom

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