Explorer 100% utilization in Windows XP

From: Mark Luczkowski (mark@LUCZKOWSKI.NET)
Date: 04/18/03

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    Date:         Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:02:52 -0500
From: Mark Luczkowski <mark@LUCZKOWSKI.NET>
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM

    I have found a problem in Windows XP in that right clicking on a file in
    Windows Explorer causes 100% CPU utilization on Windows XP. This only
    happens on files that have not been selected first with a left mouse click.
    This problem is reproducible on Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 machines of varying
    speed, does not happen on Pentium 2 systems.

    I have been in dialog with MS regarding this issue and the QFE Team has
    denied fixing this issue since it will cause too many changes to critical
    code path . The workaround Microsoft has provided me said to Left Click on
    the file first before Right Clicking on it and bringing up the Right Click
    dialog box. If I have Single Click enabled in Windows Explorer I am not
    sure how I am supposed to follow the provided workaround since a Left Click
    on the file will cause the associated application to open the file. They
    are in the process of working up a KB article to detail this issue.

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