Rightclicking: Feeze

Skybird · 03-28-09, 06:33 AM

I have the symptom since some days that when I rightclick on a folder to open the context menue, the cursor changes from arrow to egg timer and then the system somewhat freezes. No more clicks on other folders, left or right-clicking, are accepted. If I am lucky, I can use CTRL-ALT-DELETE to open the task manager, and close the folder there (which is listed as ";no reply/keine Rückmeldung". Else I must reboot via reset-button. System is Windows XP, new installed just some weeks ago. Scanners found no problem. Ideas?

AVGWarhawk · 03-28-09, 08:23 AM

Happens on all files you attempt to work with?

Skybird · 03-28-09, 09:29 AM

No, it is a random event. most of the time I'm fine. I noticed it first when trying to empty the waste bin, and getting locked out. After reboot, things were fine. Then I realised that eventually folders cannot be accessed, too.

One theory of mine is that some background process may be running. I searched for one suspect, but found none. That does not mean that I know all the things running in the background on my system.

I scanned via AntiVirus software, AdAware, Spybot S&D, A-squared, and cleaned the registry. Security is handled restrictive over here.

CaptainHaplo · 03-28-09, 11:08 AM

Sounds like the indexer.

Try killing the indexing service and see if this takes care of it. Make sure you disable it vs just turning it to manual or stopping it. The xp indexer was horrible. Its not much better in vista or 7 - but in 7 its easy to take out - and its killable in both vista and xp.

Skybird · 03-28-09, 11:17 AM

I found the index service under "local services", and switched it to "deactivated". It already was off, and switched to manual launch anyway.

I do not know what it does and what it is, but I will see if something changed for the better.

SUBMAN1 · 03-28-09, 11:43 AM

Sounds like a third party app that you added is hosing up your system. That is the symptom of something that has added it self to the Explorer context menu system and is crashing upon you right clicking something.

So what weird app did you install around the time when the symptom started? Uninstall anything that adds itself to this menu and move on from there.

-S

03-28-09, 06:33 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Rightclicking: Feeze I have the symptom since some days that when I rightclick on a folder to open the context menue, the cursor changes from arrow to egg timer and then the system somewhat freezes. No more clicks on other folders, left or right-clicking, are accepted. If I am lucky, I can use CTRL-ALT-DELETE to open the task manager, and close the folder there (which is listed as ";no reply/keine Rückmeldung". Else I must reboot via reset-button. System is Windows XP, new installed just some weeks ago. Scanners found no problem. Ideas? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-09, 09:29 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	No, it is a random event. most of the time I'm fine. I noticed it first when trying to empty the waste bin, and getting locked out. After reboot, things were fine. Then I realised that eventually folders cannot be accessed, too. One theory of mine is that some background process may be running. I searched for one suspect, but found none. That does not mean that I know all the things running in the background on my system. I scanned via AntiVirus software, AdAware, Spybot S&D, A-squared, and cleaned the registry. Security is handled restrictive over here. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-09, 11:08 AM	#4
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Sounds like the indexer. Try killing the indexing service and see if this takes care of it. Make sure you disable it vs just turning it to manual or stopping it. The xp indexer was horrible. Its not much better in vista or 7 - but in 7 its easy to take out - and its killable in both vista and xp. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

03-28-09, 11:17 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I found the index service under "local services", and switched it to "deactivated". It already was off, and switched to manual launch anyway. I do not know what it does and what it is, but I will see if something changed for the better. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-09, 11:43 AM	#6
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a third party app that you added is hosing up your system. That is the symptom of something that has added it self to the Explorer context menu system and is crashing upon you right clicking something. So what weird app did you install around the time when the symptom started? Uninstall anything that adds itself to this menu and move on from there. -S __________________

03-28-09, 08:23 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Happens on all files you attempt to work with?