Folder won't open when right-clicked and then select open/explore

We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
following:

Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
folder and select open/explore

The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
started to act that way.

Elmo
Tue Jan 08 05:23:00 PST 2008

Peter wrote:
> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
> following:
>
> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
> folder and select open/explore
>
> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
> started to act that way.

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

--
Joe =o)

DevilHimself
Tue Jan 08 06:43:02 PST 2008

Try This

Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File Folders)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

"Peter" wrote:

> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
> following:
>
> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
> folder and select open/explore
>
> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
> started to act that way.
>
>

Peter
Thu Jan 10 02:22:18 PST 2008

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:43:02 -0800, Devil_Himself
<DevilHimself@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I tried it, but still it did not solve the problem. The problem is
with those folders/program groups in the Start menu -> All programs.
Right click on a program group with the Start menu - > All programs
open and then right click to select open/explore.
The start button itself and the other folders in the explorer or on
the desktop are fine.


>Try This
>
>Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File Folders)
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>
>"Peter" wrote:
>
>> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
>> following:
>>
>> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
>> folder and select open/explore
>>
>> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
>> started to act that way.
>>
>>

Peter
Thu Jan 10 02:44:52 PST 2008

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:22:18 GMT, Peter <peter@nomorenewspamin.ca>
wrote:

Another thing is that, it is only the right click then open/explore on
a program group that did not work.
Right click then delete/rename/properties on a program group works
okay.

>On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:43:02 -0800, Devil_Himself
><DevilHimself@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>I tried it, but still it did not solve the problem. The problem is
>with those folders/program groups in the Start menu -> All programs.
>Right click on a program group with the Start menu - > All programs
>open and then right click to select open/explore.
>The start button itself and the other folders in the explorer or on
>the desktop are fine.
>
>
>>Try This
>>
>>Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File Folders)
>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
>>
>>"Peter" wrote:
>>
>>> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
>>> folder and select open/explore
>>>
>>> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
>>> started to act that way.
>>>
>>>

Peter
Fri Jan 11 01:47:26 PST 2008

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:23:00 -0500, Elmo <elmogeek@iglou.invalid>
wrote:

This method didn't work. Is there any other way?

>Peter wrote:
>> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
>> following:
>>
>> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
>> folder and select open/explore
>>
>> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
>> started to act that way.
>
>Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

Elmo
Fri Jan 11 06:07:44 PST 2008

Peter wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:23:00 -0500, Elmo <elmogeek@iglou.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> This method didn't work. Is there any other way?
>
>> Peter wrote:
>>> We are running Windows xp. The problem is that when you do the
>>> following:
>>>
>>> Start menu -> All Programs -> pick any folder -> right click on that
>>> folder and select open/explore
>>>
>>> The folder should open up. But it does not. I don't know why but it
>>> started to act that way.
>> Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/rcdelay.htm

Here are a few tweaks intended to restore the Taskbar and Start Menu to
their defaults:

Line 117. Restore Taskbar and Start Menu
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
Joe =o)