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Start Programs menu freezes

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by jsarinana

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on one of my NT 4.0 SP6a when I go to Start/Programs and select an application to lunch it works fine as long as I select any application really fast. If I stall just for a couple of seconds when I'm in Start/Programs the whole pullout menu freezes and I have to select my desktop and try Start/Programs again.
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I have plenty of memory and h.d., Anti virus up to date, h.d.'s are not fragmented
Running NT.40 server and IIS 4 with all the latest patches and SP's

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by slyde phaeder

Also answered in NT section.

The Start Menu system is designed to hold tiny shortcuts and can freeze if large application files have been copied into it. When logged in as Administrator, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to launch the Task Manager. From theTask Manager, select File, New Task and run Explorer.exe. In the Windows NT Explorer, look for any problems (like application files or corrupted file names) in the various Start Menu folders (under \Winnt or \Documents and Settings).

by jsarinana

Slyde Phaeder
When I look for any problems (like application files or corrupted file names) in the various Start Menu folders (under \Winnt how do I identify any corrupted applications or files ?

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