Desktop Problem Since Installing WinXP SP2

[Militaire]

Hi,

Since installing service pack 2 for XP I can no longer
right click on any of the icons on my desktop without
crashing my PC. Basically if I right click I get the
hour glass icon constantly spinning and nothing else
happens except for the request to send the error to MS.

Anyone have any ideas iof how I can get around this
problem?

Many Thanks,

Militaire

[Vipersman]

Hi,

Have you tried updating your mouse driver?

Cheers

"Militaire" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since installing service pack 2 for XP I can no longer
> right click on any of the icons on my desktop without
> crashing my PC. Basically if I right click I get the
> hour glass icon constantly spinning and nothing else
> happens except for the request to send the error to MS.
>
> Anyone have any ideas iof how I can get around this
> problem?
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Militaire
>

Hi,

Just followed your advice of updating my mouse driver and
still get the same error. Funny that I can still right
click on files in directories.

Cheers

Militaire
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Have you tried updating your mouse driver?
>
>Cheers
>
>"Militaire" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Since installing service pack 2 for XP I can no longer
>> right click on any of the icons on my desktop without
>> crashing my PC. Basically if I right click I get the
>> hour glass icon constantly spinning and nothing else
>> happens except for the request to send the error to MS.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas iof how I can get around this
>> problem?
>>
>> Many Thanks,
>>
>> Militaire
>>
>.
>

[Don Taylor]

"Militaire" > writes:
>Since installing service pack 2 for XP I can no longer
>right click on any of the icons on my desktop without
>crashing my PC. Basically if I right click I get the
>hour glass icon constantly spinning and nothing else
>happens except for the request to send the error to MS.

>Anyone have any ideas iof how I can get around this
>problem?

There have been a string of folks reporting very similar problems
to what you are reporting. Some find that anything which uses
Windows Explorer (Recycle bin, folder shortcuts, control panel,
etc) all have a similar problem. Some find that right clicks are
their major problem. Some find any click. Some find it crashes
on open. Some find it refuses any clicks. There are some claims
but I've been scanning the thousands of postings on SP2 and I don't
think you will find any with "the fix" for this, at least yet.

But, some find it will work when you boot in safe mode.

And, some find it will work when you create a new user and switch
to that user to try it.

Some claim it is all spyware and viruses but I haven't seen any
posting that confirmed this for the Windows Explorer problem.
I carefully and repeatedly checked, no viruses or spyware and my
windows explorer locks up every time

Some claim it is Divx or Spy Sweeper installed that is responsible
for this but others have it, don't have those and some seem to have
those and have no problem. I don't and it locks up.

Some claim it is "ShellExtensions", little accessory gadgets that
sort of script extra cute features. The advice for that is to
install free ShellExView and to try (carefully) disabling these
features one at a time, if turning one off doesn't do anything then
turn it back on and try again. I did that with all 75 at once and
it made no difference at all.

You can escalate to Microsoft, go to
support.microsoft.com/windowsxpsp2
and give them all the details and clues and patterns you can find.
There is no guarantee that their analysis or directions will be
correct or even not make it worse. They told me I must "have some
corrupted files, repair windows back to install state and then
reinstall SP2 twice while in Safe mode." Before I did that someone
posted the "switch user" workaround that let me get by temporarily.
I sent email saying that if it worked for one user then it seemed
less likely it was "some corrupted files" and asked if they still
wanted me to blow windows away. They have not reponded to that in
a number of days now. But I can imagine what it is like inside now.

I hope this helps. If someone tells you to try something and it
doesn't help then please make a posting so we can start accumulating
what suggestions don't do any good.

Thank you