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paulpsomiadis

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Unusual WinXP problem
16.07.06 at 02:22:08

Ookay - I figure that someone else may have had this problem before, so here goes... Roll Eyes

If I right click on the 'Start button and click 'Open' or 'Explore' this works as expected. Cheesy

However... Sad

If I right click on one of the folders IN the Start menu and do any of the following... Tongue

Open
Open all users
Explore
Explore all users

...all I get is an hourglass for one second...but no Explorer window? ???

Anyone got any ideas what this vould be and how to fix it? ???

A.V. and Spyware scan both come up clean...
(Norton 2005 and Spybot)

Windows Update is up to date...

« Last Edit: 16.07.06 at 02:26:32 by paulpsomiadis »

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Obi-Wan_Kenobi Ex Member	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #1 - 16.07.06 at 02:27:29 hmm seems that your windows is kinda messed up maybe a new install should fix some things up, I'd say go for Win2KPro + SP4 I use that for eons never have probs with it. Used to use XP but XP is way too unstable and now I use 2K Pro + SP4 no more wierd and funny things happen all is smooth.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #2 - 16.07.06 at 13:48:22 Thanks - but I have WAAAAAAY too many programs to re-install... ...plus the problem is minor. It's not like it really hampers me from doing stuff - it's just annoying!
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jandarsun8 God Member Offline Posts: 712 Minneapolis, MN Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #3 - 16.07.06 at 19:17:21 Could try a restore point. Other thing to try is create a new user and see if it works under that login name, that way you can figure out if it's a system problem or profile problem. If it's a profile problem, should be easy enough to fix but system wide might be a little harder to fix.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #4 - 17.07.06 at 00:30:41 Good thinking - I'll give it a try tomorrow afternoon and let you guys know...
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jandarsun8 God Member Offline Posts: 712 Minneapolis, MN Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #5 - 20.07.06 at 05:33:02 Paulpsomiadis, ever figure this problem out?
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #6 - 20.07.06 at 19:57:05 Hmm...I tried a new user profile, but it still doesn't work - looks like the problem is system wide!
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jandarsun8 God Member Offline Posts: 712 Minneapolis, MN Gender:	Re: Unusual WinXP problem Reply #7 - 21.07.06 at 15:44:19 that sucks. I'll look around some of the other forums I check out and see if anyone has an idea on how to fix it. I've never ran into that before.
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