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Problems with right clicking on desktop

Started by mike10 , Apr 19 2006 12:34 AM

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mike10
Posted 19 April 2006 - 12:34 AM

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This is a problem that I just noticed its not a major problem but its really annoying

Whenever I click the right mouse button on my desktop a hourglass appears and it takes about 20 seconds for a menu to appear
Previously the menu would appear right away

I booted my computer into safemode to see if it would work nomally but when I right clicked on the desktop in safe mode the hourglass appeared and I waited about 3 minutes without anything happening so I decided to restart the computer

does anyone have any suggestions on how I could get it back to normal
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gerryf
Posted 19 April 2006 - 10:08 AM

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this is getting all too common the last week.....

did all this begin after a visit to windows update?

kb908531 is causing all kinds of weird issues for people with HP software and older nvidia drivers....check add/remove control panel and check SHOW UPDATES at the top...is kb908531 present? Uninstall it and see if that helps.
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mike10
Posted 19 April 2006 - 02:46 PM

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Ok i uninstalled that update and it fixed the problem
I do have some Hp software and older nvidia drivers on my computer

what should I do now?
Should I just avoid that update for now on
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Posted 19 April 2006 - 03:09 PM

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well, isn't that interesting....

another side effect...Micorsoft is currently reviewing the patch--wait one month before loading it again
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Posted 20 April 2006 - 12:35 PM

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HOW VERY TIMELY - thank you - Hope others will see this and solve a problem so quickly.
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