unable to rightclick on any folders

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Donna

for some reason I am not able to right click for
properties on any of my icons!!!!! I immediately come up
with an error .. windows has experienced an error and must
shut down ........... I have rebooted the computer twice
earlier this even prior to this happening I received an
error when I rebooted my pc stating that it could not read
a dll file under my c windows downloaded program files ..
I dont know if the two are linked . please HELP!!!
 
Hi Donna,

Mention the exact error message as seen on the display. Here is a method to determine if a context-menu extension is causing the problem:

Download ShellExView from http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shellexview.html and run it. It will scan the registry for all the shell extensions. Once the scan is over and the list is displayed, you need to spot the context menu handlers. Sort the results using "Type", so that the context menu handlers are displayed together.

General rule here is to disable non-Microsoft context menu handlers *one-by-one* and verify if the problem is solved. If disabling one does not solve the problem, undo the disabled item and disable the next non-Microsoft handler. Do the same until the problem is solved and finally identify the culprit. Scroll right to see the Company Name column in ShellExView
More Information : http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/slowrightclick.htm

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

for some reason I am not able to right click for
properties on any of my icons!!!!! I immediately come up
with an error .. windows has experienced an error and must
shut down ........... I have rebooted the computer twice
earlier this even prior to this happening I received an
error when I rebooted my pc stating that it could not read
a dll file under my c windows downloaded program files ..
I dont know if the two are linked . please HELP!!!
 
donna -

might try the following. it is a registry issue so be careful.

For Classic Start Menu
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Enable the option "Enable Dragging and Dropping."

For New Start Menu
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Click "Advanced" tab and enable the option "Enable Dragging and Dropping."

NOTE: If the option Enable Dragging and Dropping is not available, it's due
to a policy setting. If your system is in a Domain, contact the Network
admin. If not try this:

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and navigate to the following registry
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r

Backup the registry before editing it. See instructions about registry
backup

In the right-pane, set the NoChangeStartMenu value to 0 in the above key.

-or-

Use the following REG file. Copy the contents to a notepad and save as a
..REG file ("filename.reg). Then, double-click the saved file.

-------------Cut ->------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er]
"NoChangeStartMenu"=dword:00000000
 
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