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to: Mike `/m`
from: Thees Peereboom
date: 2005-02-02 09:40:52
subject: Re: right-mouse-click in explorer

From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Mike,

Well, as you know, I am my own IT department, so maybe... Two years is a
bit long, though.

- Thees Peereboom

On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:26:09 -0500, Mike '/m'  wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:29:03 +0100, "Thees Peereboom"

> wrote:
>
>> 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 control-alt-delete
>> to
>> the taskmanager and kill DrWatson manually. Then explorer restarts. This
>> is a bit of a PITA, to say the least, since I can't use the rightmouse
>> 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 fine.
>>
>> I think it must be some mal-configured item in the right-mouse menu, but
>> how do I check that and, more important, how do I get there?
>>
>> TIA
>
> I had a similar occurrence on my PC at work (W2K), but only when I
> right-clicked on the Start button.  My solution was (1) not right-click
> on the
> Start button, and (2) wait for two years until the IT department got
> around to
> deciding my PC was too old and needed replacement.
>
>  /m

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