Right click causes explorer crash fix

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  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #31

    tinmann said:

    My offensive extension happened to be: Spybot-S&D Explorer Integration, Version 2.1.18.113 from Safer-Networking Ltd (Go figure!)

    Hope this helps,

    Tinmann
    Nice one tinnman!

    As I had that on mine that was my first try and it worked

    Cheers

    Dave
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  2. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #32

    tinmann said:
    Windows 7 Explorer crashes on right-mouse clicks, behavior erratic and frequent.

    I had the same problem with Windows 7 Explorer crashing on right mouse click's, but fixed it after extensive research on the web:

    After reading posts on dozens of webpages, this problem always seemed to occur after installing third-party software. So, I found a utility called, "ShellExView" (freeware): which will give you a listing of all installed menu extensions running on your system, with the ability to "disable" them individually, or in groups.

    All third-party software extensions are automatically highlighted, making this procedure much easier. Follow these steps to, hopefully, find the problem.

    Select a highlighted extension (one at a time), and right mouse-click, a sub-menu will show several options. Left-click on "disable" and its status will reflect the change from "no" to "yes".

    Open "Explorer" (or switch to it) and right mouse-click on a folder or file and see if the problem still exists, if it does, switch back to "ShellExView", re-enable the extension and select another one to disable.

    Step through this process, one at a time, until you find the offensive extension.

    If the problem goes away, leave the extension disabled and use your machine as normal for a few days.

    After this trial period and everything is still okay, your done, leave it disabled.

    If it comes back? Try disabling another extension in conjunction with previously disabled items. (I had only one item, so, this is a guess at further troubleshooting.)

    Now for some quick help!

    My offensive extension happened to be: Spybot-S&D Explorer Integration, Version 2.1.18.113 from Safer-Networking Ltd (Go figure!)

    Hope this helps,

    Tinmann
    Thanks heaps, Tinman. Your fix worked a treat for me.
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  3. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #33

    It was Carbonite that was messing me up


    Thanks for the info on where to go in the registry to fix this problem.

    For the last few weeks, I was completely shutting down and restarting Windows to temporarily fix this.

    For me, it was the Carbonite entry that I deleted and now my right-clicking on files/folders works great again
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #34

    CupofDice said:
    A lot of people I have discovered within the last few days have had a problem with right clicking in explorer, causing it to crash. This occurs of Vista, and 7 (7100 atleast) when you install an app, and it installs a context menu shortcut or whatever.

    The simple way to get rid of the crashing is by going to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ ContextMenuHandlers" in regedit.exe, backing up the whole ConxtentMenuHandlers folder, and then start deleting all of them one by one (you can start with the ones you've been meaning to get rid of anyway ) and continuously testing the right click. Be careful not to click on an actual folder when opening of explorer after the crash because for me that seemed to solve the problem temporarily. Instead just open up your username folder and right click on a file until it stops. Of course import the Context folder after you find it, test explorer once again by right clicking to make sure you found the problem, and delete the file that caused the problem.

    Hopefully this helps someone.

    This worked like a charm for me! Thanks! (I ended up deleting ALL the menu-handlers!) Now ALL is fine on that workstation - everything is once again as should be.
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  5. Posts : 43
    Win7 x64 Ultimate
       #35

    This just started happening to me recently...
    followed instructions in OP.
    Worked great.
    First item in list had a blank handler entry.. deleted it.. problem solved.
    Thz!
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  6. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #36

    Used shellexview which solved my problem.
    Mine was an ACDSEE entry after uninstalling their trial software.

    Thank you, CupofDice and ratznumb!
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  7. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #37

    For other people out their 2017 Who still use windows 7, problem - (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers). I found 2 major and popular programs which course the problem 7zip & Notepad++, Wish it was list of 3 lol
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  8. Posts : 1
    W7 Home Premium 32bit
       #38

    Two-year intermittent lingering problem seemingly resolved by first Alt-Right clicking Folder or Drive Properties, releasing Alt, then just right clicking.
    Don't know why but it's worked for a month or so now.
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  9. Posts : 1
    windows 7 ultimate x64
       #39

    infected easy fix links in ths forum


    Hi everyone,
    I read through most of this thread, and I wanted to warn all users that the "EASY FIX" link has a program that is full of viruses and Trojans. It installs as ReIMageRepair. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS PROGRAM !
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