I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2. When clicking Start - Programs
and then right clicking on any item in the list the right click menu
flashes and then disappears. I never have time to select anything in
the list. Has anyone seen this behavior before? Any ideas on how to
resolve it? I have googled extensively and haven't been able to find
anything relevant. This has happened since I have owned this computer.
Thank you in advance for your help!

"Douglas Ward" <douglas@none.com> wrote in message
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>I am running Windows XP Service Pack 2. When clicking Start - Programs and
>then right clicking on any item in the list the right click menu flashes
>and then disappears. I never have time to select anything in the list.
>Has anyone seen this behavior before? Any ideas on how to resolve it? I
>have googled extensively and haven't been able to find anything relevant.
>This has happened since I have owned this computer. Thank you in advance
>for your help!

This article will probably help you.

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

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William Crawford
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