Folder problem in XP

[Guest]

I am having a bit of trouble with Windows XP. Whenever I go into a folder and
click on File (for example to create a new folder within the current one)
windows xp just hangs, I have left it for 15 mins at one point and it still
doesn't do anything just get the egg timer.

Does anyone know what causes this and what i can do to fix it?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Clicking the "File" menu in Explorer displays the same shortcut menu that's
shown when you right-click an item/empty area in the folder. See if the
following information helps to resolve the slow right-click problem.

You may experience problems in Windows Explorer or in the Windows shell
after you install security update MS06-015:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

Right-click is extremely slow only when Network is enabled:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

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

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I am having a bit of trouble with Windows XP. Whenever I go into a folder
and
click on File (for example to create a new folder within the current one)
windows xp just hangs, I have left it for 15 mins at one point and it still
doesn't do anything just get the egg timer.

Does anyone know what causes this and what i can do to fix it?