SP2 Blues - cannot RIGHT-CLICK on anything

[Robert]

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I just installed SP2 on my XP-pro laptop. Everything
works fine now - except that I cannot "right-click" on
anything. For example, choosing a file in a window and
I "right-clicking" it a mini-menu should come up where I
can selcet "properties" or other useful tasks.

Now When I right-click, no mini-menu comes up. Only an
hour-glass pops up and the window stop responding. The
only thing I can do to make it go away is to go into task
manager and select "end task".

 

[Guest]

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Robert,

Similar issue:
Right click causes and error and crashes Explorer.exe after installing
Windows XP SP2?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/sp2/divxcrash.htm

--
Ramesh, MS-MVP XP Shell/UI
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


"Robert" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:038201c496b9$281a1290$a401280a@phx.gbl...
I just installed SP2 on my XP-pro laptop. Everything
works fine now - except that I cannot "right-click" on
anything. For example, choosing a file in a window and
I "right-clicking" it a mini-menu should come up where I
can selcet "properties" or other useful tasks.

Now When I right-click, no mini-menu comes up. Only an
hour-glass pops up and the window stop responding. The
only thing I can do to make it go away is to go into task
manager and select "end task".

 

[sunny]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Same thing here using SP1.
The right click menu will appear after approx 15-20 seconds though.

"Robert" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:038201c496b9$281a1290$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I just installed SP2 on my XP-pro laptop. Everything
> works fine now - except that I cannot "right-click" on
> anything. For example, choosing a file in a window and
> I "right-clicking" it a mini-menu should come up where I
> can selcet "properties" or other useful tasks.
>
> Now When I right-click, no mini-menu comes up. Only an
> hour-glass pops up and the window stop responding. The
> only thing I can do to make it go away is to go into task
> manager and select "end task".