slow responding context menu/DHCP client

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Type regedit in Start Run then backup (File - Export) then delete all non MS context menu extensions, (people normally want to argue here with me that program x can't possibly cause it and refuse - normally they only have 3 non MS so 1/3 chance). The example here is for folders as you don't say what files. But files inheirit from All File System Objects as well then * (all files) then the extension usually. However they can be in over 30 places most not used by most programs.

There is a vague possibility of a corrupt file (type sfc /scannow in Start Run to fix windows not application files).

So post the exports of those keys.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

If you can't work out what an entry is look up it's number here
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\<long number>\\InprocServer32

EG
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00000105-0000-0010-8000-00AA006D2EA4}\InprocServer32

This says the file that is providing the program code.

Then delete the non MS one's.

Try right clicking a drive now. No rebooting needed.


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"Colleen Parker" <cparker@gaspowered.com> wrote in message news:b554ad44.0411081656.16d67b4d@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have a user who has documents on his desktop that when you
> right-click on them, it takes about 1 minute for the menu to open. I
> ran the System Configuration Utility and after much troubleshooting
> narrowed down the service that is causing the slow down to the DHCP
> client. Does anyone know why the DHCP client would cause this
> behavior and how to fix it?
>
> Thanks,
> Colleen