Taskbar and start menu properties box (not responding) in WinXPHom

Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start
menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just
froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled
"Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding".
Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried
several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not
close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box
will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.

I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates.
Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs
for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know
why this is happening. Any suggestions please??


--
Peter K

ReySantos
Sun Apr 27 01:11:00 PDT 2008

Try Kelly's fix:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality

Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done.

--
Rey


"Peter K" wrote:

> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start
> menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just
> froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled
> "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding".
> Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried
> several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not
> close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box
> will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
>
> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates.
> Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs
> for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know
> why this is happening. Any suggestions please??
>
>
> --
> Peter K

PeterK
Sun Apr 27 23:26:00 PDT 2008

Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as
suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when opening
"taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box will freeze and
not close, but if I click cancel first it will close.

Any more fixes please?
--
Peter K


"Rey Santos" wrote:

> Try Kelly's fix:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
>
> Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done.
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "Peter K" wrote:
>
> > Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start
> > menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just
> > froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled
> > "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding".
> > Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried
> > several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not
> > close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box
> > will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
> >
> > I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates.
> > Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs
> > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know
> > why this is happening. Any suggestions please??
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter K

ReySantos
Sun Apr 27 23:42:00 PDT 2008

Try the fix on this link:
"Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" Freeze
http://forums.devshed.com/windows-help-34/taskbar-and-start-menu-properties-freeze-505506.html
--
Rey


"Peter K" wrote:

> Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as
> suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when opening
> "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box will freeze and
> not close, but if I click cancel first it will close.
>
> Any more fixes please?
> --
> Peter K
>
>
> "Rey Santos" wrote:
>
> > Try Kelly's fix:
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> > Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
> >
> > Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is done.
> >
> > --
> > Rey
> >
> >
> > "Peter K" wrote:
> >
> > > Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start
> > > menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just
> > > froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled
> > > "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding".
> > > Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried
> > > several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not
> > > close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box
> > > will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
> > >
> > > I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates.
> > > Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs
> > > for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know
> > > why this is happening. Any suggestions please??
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter K

Gerry
Mon Apr 28 00:13:36 PDT 2008

Peter

If Rey's suggestion does not work look at the System ans Application
logs in Event Viewer and post copies of what you find.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
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Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peter K wrote:
> Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as
> suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when
> opening "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box
> will freeze and not close, but if I click cancel first it will close.
>
> Any more fixes please?
>
>> Try Kelly's fix:
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
>>
>> Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is
>> done.
>>
>> --
>> Rey
>>
>>
>> "Peter K" wrote:
>>
>>> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and
>>> start menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again,
>>> the box just froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another
>>> box comes up titled "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This
>>> program is not responding". Clicked on OK to close this box. I
>>> thought this was a one off but tried several times and same things
>>> happens, ie the task bar menu box will not close off if I click on
>>> OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box will close.
>>> This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
>>>
>>> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical
>>> updates. Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not
>>> installed any new programs for several months. Holding off on
>>> System Restore as I would like to know why this is happening. Any
>>> suggestions please??
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter K

PeterK
Tue Apr 29 18:02:01 PDT 2008

Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum option
before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a message saying that
"Windows cannot find sfc/scannow..." Also that option related to a
particular sound card, I have Realtek intergrated audio on my Gigabyte M/B.

I also tried the event viewer option and checked the application and system
folders but could not find any error relating to the taskbar matter, it
listed things I know nothing about.

Perhaps this is one of those unsolveable problems. Any more ideas please.
Thanks.

Peter K


--
Peter K


"Gerry" wrote:

> Peter
>
> If Rey's suggestion does not work look at the System ans Application
> logs in Event Viewer and post copies of what you find.
>
> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>
> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
> Event Viewer.
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Peter K wrote:
> > Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as
> > suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when
> > opening "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box
> > will freeze and not close, but if I click cancel first it will close.
> >
> > Any more fixes please?
> >
> >> Try Kelly's fix:
> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> >> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
> >>
> >> Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is
> >> done.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rey
> >>
> >>
> >> "Peter K" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and
> >>> start menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again,
> >>> the box just froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another
> >>> box comes up titled "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This
> >>> program is not responding". Clicked on OK to close this box. I
> >>> thought this was a one off but tried several times and same things
> >>> happens, ie the task bar menu box will not close off if I click on
> >>> OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box will close.
> >>> This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
> >>>
> >>> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical
> >>> updates. Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not
> >>> installed any new programs for several months. Holding off on
> >>> System Restore as I would like to know why this is happening. Any
> >>> suggestions please??
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Peter K
>
>
>

pcbutts1
Tue Apr 29 18:16:23 PDT 2008

Use my free Windows Explorer Shell Fix tool. Download it here
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"Peter K" <PeterK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D910A0E-94E9-41E3-881B-9FFF6E257055@microsoft.com...
> Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum
> option
> before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a message saying that
> "Windows cannot find sfc/scannow..." Also that option related to a
> particular sound card, I have Realtek intergrated audio on my Gigabyte
> M/B.
>
> I also tried the event viewer option and checked the application and
> system
> folders but could not find any error relating to the taskbar matter, it
> listed things I know nothing about.
>
> Perhaps this is one of those unsolveable problems. Any more ideas please.
> Thanks.
>
> Peter K
>
>
> --
> Peter K
>
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Peter
>>
>> If Rey's suggestion does not work look at the System ans Application
>> logs in Event Viewer and post copies of what you find.
>>
>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>>
>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
>> click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
>> button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
>> Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
>> the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
>> Event Viewer.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Peter K wrote:
>> > Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file as
>> > suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is, when
>> > opening "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the box
>> > will freeze and not close, but if I click cancel first it will close.
>> >
>> > Any more fixes please?
>> >
>> >> Try Kelly's fix:
>> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>> >> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
>> >>
>> >> Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is
>> >> done.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Rey
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Peter K" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and
>> >>> start menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again,
>> >>> the box just froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another
>> >>> box comes up titled "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This
>> >>> program is not responding". Clicked on OK to close this box. I
>> >>> thought this was a one off but tried several times and same things
>> >>> happens, ie the task bar menu box will not close off if I click on
>> >>> OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box will close.
>> >>> This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical
>> >>> updates. Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not
>> >>> installed any new programs for several months. Holding off on
>> >>> System Restore as I would like to know why this is happening. Any
>> >>> suggestions please??
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Peter K
>>
>>
>>

Gerry
Tue Apr 29 19:57:11 PDT 2008

Peter

It's "sfc /scannow" without the quotes. You more than likely omitted the
space between sfc and the forward slash!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peter K wrote:
> Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed
> forum option before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a
> message saying that "Windows cannot find sfc/scannow..." Also that
> option related to a particular sound card, I have Realtek intergrated
> audio on my Gigabyte M/B.
>
> I also tried the event viewer option and checked the application and
> system folders but could not find any error relating to the taskbar
> matter, it listed things I know nothing about.
>
> Perhaps this is one of those unsolveable problems. Any more ideas
> please. Thanks.
>
> Peter K
>
>
>
>> Peter
>>
>> If Rey's suggestion does not work look at the System ans Application
>> logs in Event Viewer and post copies of what you find.
>>
>> You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
>> Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer.
>>
>> A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and
>> double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which
>> appears is a button resembling two pages. Click the button and close
>> Event Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the
>> body of the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting
>> from Event Viewer.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Peter K wrote:
>>> Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded and installed the vb file
>>> as suggested and rebooted , but problem still persists. That is,
>>> when opening "taskbar and start menu properties", if I click OK the
>>> box will freeze and not close, but if I click cancel first it will
>>> close.
>>>
>>> Any more fixes please?
>>>
>>>> Try Kelly's fix:
>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>>> Line 164. Restore Taskbar to Default Functionality
>>>>
>>>> Double click the vbs file. You will be prompted when the script is
>>>> done.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rey
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Peter K" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar
>>>>> and start menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK
>>>>> again, the box just froze. Had to click on the X to close box,
>>>>> another box comes up titled "Explorer.exe" and the comment was
>>>>> "This program is not responding". Clicked on OK to close this
>>>>> box. I thought this was a one off but tried several times and
>>>>> same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not close off
>>>>> if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu
>>>>> box will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes
>>>>> in my task bar.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical
>>>>> updates. Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not
>>>>> installed any new programs for several months. Holding off on
>>>>> System Restore as I would like to know why this is happening. Any
>>>>> suggestions please??
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peter K

Elmo
Thu May 01 11:58:04 PDT 2008

Peter K wrote:
> Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I did try the devshed forum option
> before but after typing "sfc/scannow" in Run I got a message saying that
> "Windows cannot find sfc/scannow..." Also that option related to a
> particular sound card, I have Realtek integrated audio on my Gigabyte M/B.
>
> I also tried the event viewer option and checked the application and system
> folders but could not find any error relating to the taskbar matter, it
> listed things I know nothing about.
>
> Perhaps this is one of those unsolvable problems. Any more ideas please.
> Thanks.
>
> Peter K

Type "sfc /scannow", not "sfc/scannow". "/Scannow" is a switch so it
must be separated by a space.

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Frank
Thu May 01 18:25:14 PDT 2008

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PeterK
Thu May 01 22:36:00 PDT 2008

I did try the sfc /scannow again but it says to insert the WinXP Professional
sp2 disk, I don't have one as I have Win XP Home sp2. Will it be OK to use
the XP Home disk?? I've heard that trying to update XP with a different XP
version may cause more problems.

Also tried the explorer.exe download from pcbutts and it didn't work either.
My problem still persists.

Any more suggestions would be appreciated.

Peter K
--
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"Peter K" wrote:

> Recently I went in to customise a taskbar item in the "Task bar and start
> menu properties", clicked OK then Apply and clicked OK again, the box just
> froze. Had to click on the X to close box, another box comes up titled
> "Explorer.exe" and the comment was "This program is not responding".
> Clicked on OK to close this box. I thought this was a one off but tried
> several times and same things happens, ie the task bar menu box will not
> close off if I click on OK, but if I click cancel first the task bar menu box
> will close. This means that I can no longer make any changes in my task bar.
>
> I have Win XP Home SP2 with all the critical and non critical updates.
> Computer is self built and 7 months old. Have not installed any new programs
> for several months. Holding off on System Restore as I would like to know
> why this is happening. Any suggestions please??
>
>
> --
> Peter K

Frank
Fri May 02 19:25:08 PDT 2008

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> been one longer then you now be a good little boy and get lost.


My sources at Microsoft say you aren't.
How about a link to your profile page?

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