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Hi all. An easy one hopefully. W2K Pro SP4 850, 20gig HD, 384 RAM. I reformatted about a month ago & things have been sweet. I went to black vipers site & did all the tweaks he recommends. Now I have a problem with the time it takes for the context menu to appear after right clicking on an app or on *My computer*. Sometimes it can take 30 seconds for it to appear. Once it has, the next time I want it, it is fine, but only for the same app. If I right click on a different app, it's just as slow as B4. Is there something that I have changed in services that affects this?
Also, I have noticed that after I first boot up, B4 I go online, if I right click an app I get a pop up saying I am working offline, retry?/cancel. This happens mostly when I right click on my *C* drive.
Thanx for your help.

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— a slow, per‑item right‑click that feels normal only after the first click is most often caused by third‑party shell (context‑menu) extensions: Explorer loads each handler when it builds the menu, and a poorly written or network‑dependent handler can block the whole menu until it returns. A quick isolation test is to disable non‑Microsoft context‑menu handlers and see whether the delay disappears. See ShellExView for identifying and toggling handlers. (ShellExView). (nirsoft.net)

Practical steps to try (in order): run ShellExView, choose Options → Hide All Microsoft Extensions, then disable third‑party Context Menu entries in batches (or half/half) and restart Explorer (or log off/on) after each batch to test. If that fixes it, re‑enable items one at a time to find the culprit. Autoruns (Explorer tab) is an alternative way to view/remove context‑menu registrations. These are standard, low‑risk troubleshooting methods for slow right‑clicks. (How to use ShellExView; Autoruns guidance). (thewindowsclub.com)

About the "working offline / retry?" popup and Quick Launch duplicates: check Offline Files and any mapped network shares — Explorer may be trying to enumerate a network resource or web folder when building the menu. On Windows 2000 the Offline Files settings are under Tools → Folder Options → Offline Files; temporarily disable offline files to test whether the prompt stops. Also inspect the Quick Launch folder (user Application Data → Microsoft → Internet Explorer → Quick Launch) for duplicate .lnk files or shortcuts that point at network locations. (Offline Files in Windows 2000; Quick Launch folder location). (flylib.com)

If those checks don’t help: test under a clean user profile or Safe Mode to see if the problem is per‑user; capture a Process Monitor trace while reproducing the delay to pinpoint registry/file calls that stall; and restore any disabled services you suspect you changed during the tweaks. Always back up the registry before making changes, and avoid disabling Microsoft‑signed shell extensions. If disabling extensions fixes the problem but you need help identifying which one, list the disabled items and their file names — they point directly at the responsible app. (thewindowsclub.com)

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Any ideas anyone?

EDIT. Something I have just noticed. In the quick launch area, if I right click on *show desktop* it functions normally, but on the others, MS Word, Email app, browsers, I get duplicate entries.

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Problem of duplicate may be solved. It only does this when selecting a shortcut, so I think it may causing it to behave as though there are actually TWO identical apps, rather than an app & a shortcut. Make sense?

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