Long delay after right-clicking desktop icons

Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will sit
there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items on start
menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just sits there, and
while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I can't open any
other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this sound familiar to
anyone?

XP64 bit

It is probably more common than is reported. Don't forget there are
dozens of processes in Windows and they all have their priorities. I
get if from time to time.


Zootal wrote:
> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will sit
> there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items on start
> menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just sits there, and
> while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I can't open any
> other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this sound familiar to
> anyone?
>
> XP64 bit
>
>

Do a Google search on slow context menu - there have been several fixes
posted.

"Zootal" <usenet@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uVjIZDR7JHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will
> sit there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items on
> start menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just sits
> there, and while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I can't
> open any other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this sound
> familiar to anyone?
>
> XP64 bit
>

Zootal,
My hunch is that one of the context menu items is causing the delay.
It could be one of those "Scan with.." (antivirus thing) or "WinRAR"
(archiver program), etc.
Make a list of all non original installation context items (those who belong
to MSFT) and try disabling them in their corresponding program options.
Carlos

"Zootal" wrote:

> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will sit
> there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items on start
> menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just sits there, and
> while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I can't open any
> other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this sound familiar to
> anyone?
>
> XP64 bit
>
>
>

I might mention it happens shortly after rebooting. Once the system has sat
for a while, it doesn't happen. So I cleaned out a bunch of context menu
stuff...now for a reboot :)


"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O2r5IKR7JHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> It is probably more common than is reported. Don't forget there are
> dozens of processes in Windows and they all have their priorities. I get
> if from time to time.
>
>
> Zootal wrote:
>> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will
>> sit there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items
>> on start menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just
>> sits there, and while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I
>> can't open any other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this
>> sound familiar to anyone?
>>
>> XP64 bit

Zootal,
You might then also want to try Autoruns:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
for disabling unnecessary startup programs.
Carlos

"Zootal" wrote:

> I might mention it happens shortly after rebooting. Once the system has sat
> for a while, it doesn't happen. So I cleaned out a bunch of context menu
> stuff...now for a reboot :)
>
>
> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:O2r5IKR7JHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > It is probably more common than is reported. Don't forget there are
> > dozens of processes in Windows and they all have their priorities. I get
> > if from time to time.
> >
> >
> > Zootal wrote:
> >> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it will
> >> sit there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for items
> >> on start menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just
> >> sits there, and while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive - I
> >> can't open any other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this
> >> sound familiar to anyone?
> >>
> >> XP64 bit
>
>
>

Also, you might have installed something which is relying on a certain
service that in turn relies on another service that only starts later, so
ends up delaying the whole boot process?

Personally, I have found the site Blackviper.com enormously helpfull at
times, every item in his bag-of-tricks will hardly suit you, but it may at
least help you think?


Tony. . .



"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F327378D-6E55-4D8A-865A-32FB4E413533@microsoft.com...
> Zootal,
> You might then also want to try Autoruns:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
> for disabling unnecessary startup programs.
> Carlos
>
> "Zootal" wrote:
>
>> I might mention it happens shortly after rebooting. Once the system has
>> sat
>> for a while, it doesn't happen. So I cleaned out a bunch of context menu
>> stuff...now for a reboot :)
>>
>>
>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:O2r5IKR7JHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > It is probably more common than is reported. Don't forget there are
>> > dozens of processes in Windows and they all have their priorities. I
>> > get
>> > if from time to time.
>> >
>> >
>> > Zootal wrote:
>> >> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it
>> >> will
>> >> sit there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for
>> >> items
>> >> on start menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just
>> >> sits there, and while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive -
>> >> I
>> >> can't open any other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this
>> >> sound familiar to anyone?
>> >>
>> >> XP64 bit
>>
>>
>>

Tony,
http://www.blackviper.com/ is certainly another alternative for disabling
services that the OP might not need and could speed up the boot and initial
right-click process.
Carlos

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> Also, you might have installed something which is relying on a certain
> service that in turn relies on another service that only starts later, so
> ends up delaying the whole boot process?
>
> Personally, I have found the site Blackviper.com enormously helpfull at
> times, every item in his bag-of-tricks will hardly suit you, but it may at
> least help you think?
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F327378D-6E55-4D8A-865A-32FB4E413533@microsoft.com...
> > Zootal,
> > You might then also want to try Autoruns:
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx
> > for disabling unnecessary startup programs.
> > Carlos
> >
> > "Zootal" wrote:
> >
> >> I might mention it happens shortly after rebooting. Once the system has
> >> sat
> >> for a while, it doesn't happen. So I cleaned out a bunch of context menu
> >> stuff...now for a reboot :)
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:O2r5IKR7JHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> > It is probably more common than is reported. Don't forget there are
> >> > dozens of processes in Windows and they all have their priorities. I
> >> > get
> >> > if from time to time.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Zootal wrote:
> >> >> Every now and then, I will right click an icon on my desktop and it
> >> >> will
> >> >> sit there, unresponsive for up to 10 or 15 seconds. Same goes for
> >> >> items
> >> >> on start menu. There is no cpu consumption, no disk churning. It just
> >> >> sits there, and while it is doing this, explorer.exe is unresponsive -
> >> >> I
> >> >> can't open any other folders, start any other programs, etc. Does this
> >> >> sound familiar to anyone?
> >> >>
> >> >> XP64 bit
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:09:34 -0700, "Zootal"
<usenet@spam.zootal.nospam.com> wrote:

>I might mention it happens shortly after rebooting. Once the system has sat
>for a while, it doesn't happen. So I cleaned out a bunch of context menu
>stuff...now for a reboot :)

This sounds like a problem I used to have on 2 systems (one desktop
with XP Pro SP2 & 3, one laptop with XP home SP 2 & 3). After checking
with the Process Explorer, I noticed the Windows Update task was very
active. After I disabled the Automatic Update, the system started up
much quicker. It's a problem around for some time, as I noticed it in
SP 2 & SP3.

jud

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Tony,
> http://www.blackviper.com/ is certainly another alternative for disabling
> services that the OP might not need and could speed up the boot and
> initial
> right-click process.
> Carlos
>

More than disabling stuff (which could be smart on a working system) I was
thinking of trying to find out the order that the services are loaded. Doing
that, perhaps using Event Viewer, or SysInternals that can log most anything
I believe, to see if anything loads multiple times and maybe how much time
the system spends doing that, plus whatching out for messages could reveal a
'trouble spot'.

I am fairly possitive that BV has some instructive text on how to interfere
with the Services loading order - and though it has been discussed here on
earlier occasions, it is a good thing to have nearly all the bits in one
place to fall back on when you need to think straight.

Setting up a slimmed down Hardware Profile that suits your needs (and those
of your machine's) is a task that might turn out to be counter-productive to
resolving the details of a system that is burdened by, whatever. It might
resolve the issue, but it's like magic and you wouldn't know which part did
what.

There is one dangerous aspect to the BlackViper site - it is so full with
intelligent information that most everybody could ruin any system by going
haywire, applying all the tricks at once. There's an adage about 'the
elefant in the porcelain shop' that springs to mind. It's like cooking up a
dinner, your head spins thinking about all the good ingredients you could
put in there.


Tony. . .