Windows 7: Right click hangs Explorer.exe on Windows 7

My problem has now gone away. I was using AVG, and I'm now using avira antivirus - which I believe is as good/better than AVG (and also free). I also uninstalled a firefox extension which had put some options on the 'right click' menus, and uninstalled a couple of other things (but I (forget what)...of course I've no idea what 'solved' the problem which is frustrating.

Using Msconfig I shut down a number of services during startup. Appears that some HP services were causing the problem and not AVG. So after I replaced the video driver and then disabling a few startup services that will not be missed the Windows 7 laptop is running great. I'll play with it for a while and if it remains stable I will upgrade by production Vista machine.

I too have this Bugging problem....
im running Windows 7 professional.........
initially it was not there but after 3 to 4 days of installation and subsequent installin of other sofwares
im experiencing this problem....
ShellExView does not seem to help much

I hate to say it but disable all the third party apps in MSConfig and see if that addresses the problem. It's annoying but hey I just lost my Ubuntu computer due to a recent update and it knocked out the network driver. That ought be fun to troubleshoot! Welcome to the world of PCs

Same problem here with 2 computers running 7.
Grrrrr

A couple of days ago I installed a HP LaserJet 1018 on Windows 7 using drivers from HP support Web site, after this installation I have the righ click problem.

Then it is also causing the problem. Try reinstalling it, or removing it and using a different / no driver.

~Lordbob

i done all the things people said to do even reinstalled if i dont update i can right click like a mad man as soon as i do the dam updates right click crash here is windows error reporting



12/7/2009 11:13 PM Windows Error Reporting

Fault bucket 678249203, type 5
Event Name: AppHangB1
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: explorer.exe

Do you have a minidump for that?

~Lordbob

I am experiencing the same problem on my laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. I fixed it once by restoring to a prevous restore point, but the problem has returned. I am not using AVG or any Adobe apps except the flash and pdf readers.