Error when right clicking on Desktop

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Knowing what error you're getting would be a big help.

Follow the send and see where it leads.
What does it say in the Event Viewer about the error??

Event Viewer
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK |
Look in Application or System.

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] duct=winxp

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

Windows XP Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] &LCID=1033


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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In news:4E5769CC-6A71-4FA8-B743-54A1B8C469AC@microsoft.com,
Chris <chrishoche@odysseylogistics.com> hunted and pecked:
> I keep getting an error when right clicking on Desktop to change the
> properties. It comes up with the window to "close & send it MS"
> "close without sending" and "cancel"?
>
> Any ideas?