Re: Click, click

From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:08:23 -0400

The problem can be fixed by simply getting rid of XP's extraneous animation
overhead, without retraining yourself or having to click twice to do
everything:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=819946
Skip the fancy slide displays and use classic folders - problem solved. 

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"CyberCafe" <pkbk@badger.tds.net> wrote in message
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> Some of you folks already know this, but for those who don't maybe this
> information will help prevent you from pulling your hair out.
>
> Recently we had a problem with explorer.exe (not Internet Explorer)
> using up the system resources in Windows XP.  I had MemoKit installed,
> which probably prevented the computer from crashing, but the bad thing
> is MemoKit also hid the problem for quite a long time.  Eventually found
> out that if you are in Windows Explorer, you should not right click on a
> file to perform a task; you have to do a left click first to select the
> file and then a right click on the same file.  My encryption tool is in
> Windows Explorer (PGP) and I was eliminating the left click selection
> and going directly to a right click to bring up the box with the
> encryption link.  Bad idea, but I didn't know.  Microsoft has a
> workaround, but it didn't work on my computer.
>
> Unfortunately, the system restore points were turned off at some point
> for a virus scan, so I don't have a restore point to go back to.  At
> some point the problem fixed itself for a while but then returned.
>
> The only way to temporarily solve this problem is to use Start>run and
> then type in explorer.exe and it will start a fresh copy of explorer
> that doesn't eat up system resources.  I'm still trying to find a
> permanent solution.
>
> Another potential problem in Windows XP is right clicking on items in
> the task bar (such as when you want to quickly close programs).  Not
> supposed to do that.  Supposed to left click first then right click.
>
> I have some bad habits to break  Someone slap my hand if you see me do a
> right click before a left click.
>
> Barb.
>
>
>
>

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