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by foundbro

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When I right click on an item in MyComputer window explorer stops responding then will restart explorer after I attempt to close the window or use Task Manager to end process.

This only happens in the top level windows, and not on the desktop icons.

Any suggestions.

Win XP Home SP2 Celeron 2.4 512 DDR333, SIS video, most current BIOS from manuf. problem was present with older BIOS.

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by black panther

A possibility is the Language Bar may be floating on the desktop:-

SYMPTOMS
When you close a Windows Explorer window, Windows Explorer may stop responding (hang). This problem may occur if all of the following conditions exist: ? You use the Korean Global Input Method Editor (IME) tool for Microsoft Office XP.
? You set the Korean Global IME to be the default input language.
? You have the Language bar floating on the desktop.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315094

In Windows XP, when I right-click a file or folder, sometimes my CPU goes up to 100%. Why?

MS KB Article 819101 has more info:

In Windows Explorer, when you right-click a file or folder, you may experience any of the following behavior:

Any file copy operation that is occurring at that time may appear to stop responding.

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_xp_right-click_bug.htm

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