Right click desktop icons - Error

Question

Dell Dimension 8300 4GB RAM, C: & D: Drives, nvidia Geforce 7800 GS AGP, XP Pro (OEM) SP2.   When I attempt to right click icons on the desktop or in the Start All programs, I receive a message 'Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvience.' Anyone know what is causing this problem?   Thank you.

msil217 · Answer

Got this from Experts Exchange: 2. If this fails, then get ShellExView from here >> Click Here install and run it, disable all extra
on-windows right click menu entries, restart and now check if problem is gone or not, if yes then re-enable the right click menu entries one by one to trace out the culprit one!

Ramesh Srinivas · Answer

These links should help.

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootlist/208.htm#4

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

Blacklion213 · Answer

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Please excuse me but I am a newbie at this and would really appreciate help with this problem. When I right click icons I receive a 'Windows Explorer encountered a problem and must close' message'. I can't right click to use that drop down menu. The one with properties, delete, rename, etc. HELP! Thank you.

Blacklion213 · Answer

Thank you. I used the ShellExView to disable the last loaded programs and narrowed it to the bad guy. I disabled that program extension then rebooted, then enabled that program extension then rebooted, and wha-la all fixed.

Again, thank you for the help with this problem.

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Right click desktop icons - Error

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