Can't Right-Click Desktop

[Akira Cheyenne]

I have Windows 7 Ultimate on Toshiba Satellite. I can't remember, but I did something, saw "disable right-click" and afterwords, I couldn't right click the desktop. The icons are gone, and I can't drag a select box. The wallpaper still shows, and I can right-click everything else but that. I've tried changing the registry, but I've had no luck. What can I do to fix this?

 

[Brink]

Hello Akira, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You can do a system restore using a restore point dated before you made this change to undo it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Akira Cheyenne]

Hello Akira, and welcome to Seven Forums.

You can do a system restore using a restore point dated before you made this change to undo it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Here's the problem - This started before I upgraded. This happened while I had Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
I installed 7, hoping it would fix the problem, but no luck.

 

[Brink]

Did you use some sort of all in one tweaking type program to disable this?

 

[Tepid]

Don't need to clean install

Click start and in the search/run box type group policy

you will see Group Policy Editor I think and click on that...

You will need to look through there cause I am not on that system now, but in there there is a Policy to disable the right click function. Just disable it and log off and back on.. or reboot if needed.

 

[Akira Cheyenne]

Okay, something's wrong with the search box. I think I need to work on the indexing, but is there another way to get to the "group policy"

 

[Tepid]

Search through the start menus... you should see Group Policy Editor there.

 

[Akira Cheyenne]

I can't find it anywhere. I've searched through every subfolder. I just finished searching through Microsoft Management Console to see if the right-click problem was in there, but I found nothing.

 

[Tepid]

ok,, hold on,, I will fire up my VM. brb

Ok,, try this,,,,

Go into Computer
then C:\Windows\System32\gpedit.msc

Doble click it

In the Local Group Policy Editor

User Configuration / Administrative Template / Windows Components / Windows Explorer

"Remove Windows Explorers Default Context Menu"

IF that is set to not configured, then you have a different problem here.
Otherwise, set it to Not Configured and the log off or reboot

 

[Brink]

Akira,

This tutorial can help make what Tepid posted easier do for you. It contains a REG file download to do it automatically for you.

Context Menu - Enable or Disable - Vista Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Tepid]

Thanks Brink.

 

[Ch@n]

This happens when u disable changing wallpaper or enabling any policy for desktop.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/62038-desktop-background-allow-prevent-changing.html

start - run - gpedit.msc
Follow the image and check whether anything is enabled..

 

[Tepid]

ha,, I bet that is where I messed up my PC and forgot about those.
I couldn't change my wallpaper fro a while, but decided to reload because of that and other little things.

that's what I get for toying though.

 

[dasMetzger]

i just upgraded to windows 7 ultimate and have a similar problem... i can right click everything other than the desktop. and actually... it appears that it is thinking about right clicking, but isn't responding right away. like there is a lag on right click options, but only for the desktop. everything else responds right away.

i went thru the group policy editor and everything matches what has been suggested already.

addition: also i cant double click to open the recycle bin. same thing it appears to be thinking about it, and several seconds later it will pop up. like it's lagging behind.

 

[dasMetzger]

hmmm... just restarted and it all appears to be working again. if anyone has seen this problem let me know if there is a fix. otherwise it appears that all is ok.