Re: Click, click
From: JulieW8 (seemysig_at_netscape.net)
Date: 06/25/04
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 03:00:01 GMT
I've been running XP Professional for 2+ years now and I do this all
the time without any problem. I put the mouse over the folder and
right click and I also right click to close or minimize programs from
the task bar.
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:22:05 -0500, CyberCafe <pkbk@badger.tds.net>
wrote:
>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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