Rightclicking: Feeze

Digital_Trucker · 03-28-09, 03:12 PM

Solution : don't right click anything

Seriously, try Sysinternals autoruns to see what context menu handlers you have added to your system. Uninstalling programs won't always get rid of the registry entries for the handlers and can cause problems. With autoruns, you can disable any that could be problematic to see if this solves your problem.

Skybird · 03-28-09, 05:32 PM

I tried that Autoruns software, but the results it produces are beyond my knowledge, for the most. the huge majority of things it lists I do not know, and thus deleting anything there would be like Russian roulette. The information I get simply is beyond my computer skills.

But thanks anyway.

What qualities or features did I lose by deactivating the indexer? Does it produce any accumulating, potentially negative side-effect?

Digital_Trucker · 03-28-09, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

I tried that Autoruns software, but the results it produces are beyond my knowledge, for the most. the huge majority of things it lists I do not know, and thus deleting anything there would be like Russian roulette. The information I get simply is beyond my computer skills.

But thanks anyway.

What qualities or features did I lose by deactivating the indexer? Does it produce any accumulating, potentially negative side-effect?

You don't have to delete anything to see if you can find the problem. Look at the sections that end in "ContextMenuHandlers" and you can deactivate any of the entries just by unchecking them. Look through those entries for something that you may have installed or uninstalled about the time the problem started.

CaptainHaplo · 03-28-09, 09:28 PM

The indexer does nothing more than make an index of what files are where on your pc. This is used to speed up the "find - files or folder" search - so you lose nothing unless your always searching for files using that function.

Skybird · 03-29-09, 05:37 AM

03-28-09, 03:12 PM	#1
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Solution : don't right click anything Seriously, try Sysinternals autoruns to see what context menu handlers you have added to your system. Uninstalling programs won't always get rid of the registry entries for the handlers and can cause problems. With autoruns, you can disable any that could be problematic to see if this solves your problem. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

03-28-09, 05:32 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,717 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I tried that Autoruns software, but the results it produces are beyond my knowledge, for the most. the huge majority of things it lists I do not know, and thus deleting anything there would be like Russian roulette. The information I get simply is beyond my computer skills. But thanks anyway. What qualities or features did I lose by deactivating the indexer? Does it produce any accumulating, potentially negative side-effect? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-09, 09:28 PM	#4
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	The indexer does nothing more than make an index of what files are where on your pc. This is used to speed up the "find - files or folder" search - so you lose nothing unless your always searching for files using that function. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

03-29-09, 05:37 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,717 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	__________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.