Re: "Properties" Context disabled... sorta
From: ericB (cyber-fiend@earthlink.net)
Date: 01/02/03
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From: "ericB" <cyber-fiend@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:00:01 -0800
Thanks, Doug. Worked like a charm. I did re-install IIS
& "Properties" Context is still working.... even after
reboot. If it fails again, now I'll know what to do.
Many thanks....
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ericB aka Cyber-Fiend
>-----Original Message-----
>If you have IIS installed, try stopping the service and
see if the problem clears up. Several users have
reported that removing IIS will correct this bug. Some
have reported that IIS can be re-installed and the bug
will still be gone.
>
>I haven't experienced this issue, so can't speak from
personal experience.
>
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>"ericB" <caligdawg@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:01bb01c2b249$b1adcf70$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
>> Suddenly last night, Context (right-clicking) menus do
>> not allow access to Properties, in some cases. Access
is
>> allowed for Drives & for individual files. But, if I
>> right-click on a folder/subdirectory, I cannot chose
>> Properties... nothing happens when I do. Not even if
I
>> click on "Security and Sharing..." The Drives are
>> shared, obviously, but it doesn't matter whether the
>> folder is shared, owned, compacted or not.
>>
>> I'm admin on a standalone pc & the only group policies
>> are:
>>
>> Disable active desktop
>> DNS servers
>> Don't display Getting Started welcome screen @ startup
>> Century interpretation for Year 2000
>>
>> Other things are happening, too (like System Restore
>> prob), but I asked about that in another newsgroup.
>>
>> Any idea why the selective context menus is happening
&
>> how to correct this?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ====[ A Fellow Voyager on this JourneyQuest Called ---
>> LIFE ]===
>> ericB aka Cyber-Fiend
>>
>>
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