Right click causes explorer errors

[whosquicklier]

Whenever I right-click a file either on my desktop or in an explorer window, an error message (not xp error reporting) pops up and says "explorer.exe Fatal Application Exit" "Failed to load application texts. Immediate exit". Only the OK button is present on this error message, and once I click it, explorer quits right away and I have to restart it from the task manager

This does not happen when I right click empty space on my desktop or in an explorer window. It does happen when I right click on the start menu. It also happens, strangely enough, when I select a file and hit the delete key. Also, I cannot empty my recycle bin because of this, even by clicking empty my recycle bin in the left hand pane.

I can move files to the recycle bin by dragging and dropping, but I cannot empty it any way.

Does anybody have any solutions?

 

[linney]

To get further information about any error look in your Event viewer. (That's if corrupted Event logs are not the cause of any problem).

Look in the System or Application folder. You can get to the Event Viewer via right click My Computer icon and select Manage.

Any errors logged in the Event Viewer can be expanded by double clicking on the error line.

Take any event error I.D. number and search for it on these sites.

http://www.eventid.net/events.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/search.aspx

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Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Explorer.

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp

If they don't work you could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

 

[whosquicklier]

Thanks for the quick reply, but it turned out to be a faulty program that had a right-click context menu

Do I feel stupid or what?