# computer Q: right click lag (win2k) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 12, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701 "2002-05-12T23:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/1 "2002-05-12T23:02:34Z")
Hiya On my windows2000 machine, I have a probem: whenever I right click on something, there is a lag of two to seven seconds for a menu (or whatever) to pop up. It seems to be culmulitive, so if I right click, wait for the delay, get the menu, cancel it, if I rigtht click some place else, it’ll pop up right away. But if I leave it for a while (10 mins?) do normal left click and typing work, when I go to rigt click, the lag is back. It’s verrrrry frustrating, and happens in every windows app I use, as well as the OS itself. I am using a Athlon 1.4g, 512mb RAM. It’s a moderately recent install (three months?) I don’t use the machine much now I have a new machine at work, but it does have a lot of apps on it. Performance in other ways is fine, as you’d expect from a machine of this spec. The mouse is PS2, but I used to have a serial on on it, and it did the same thing. Any ideas, anyone? abby [link deleted] (images may offend some) ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/2 "2002-05-13T01:35:20Z")
When I’ve experienced this type of thing in Windows, it’s usually because Windows is (stupidly IMO) searching the network for something. For example - one of your file types may somehow have been associated with an application on a network drive. E.g. your zip files open with Winzip on a different computer. I think I’ve also seen this behavior when one or more of the items on the Start|“Documents” menu is on a remote drive. I’ve always felt that Windows is very “network naive” in this respect. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/3 "2002-05-13T03:17:40Z")
I’ve seen the same thing (it’s taken about 60 seconds before the right-click menu came up!) and I surmised that it was trying to find something on the network. Is there any way to find out what application is causing the problem? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/4 "2002-05-13T17:14:39Z")
**abby** , commercial links and pornographic links are both prohibited here. Don’t do that again. bibliophage moderator GQ ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/5 "2002-05-13T17:28:46Z")
I had this problem. I found it got better if I turned off my Virus protection software. It was McAfee anti virus software. This was not really acceptable since downloading stuff is when you really want the virus protection. I reinstalled the anti virus software and it was fixed. ---
**Author:** ![abby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-q-right-click-lag-win2k/108701/6 "2002-05-13T23:21:30Z")
Thanks Gazpacho! Coincidentally, I changed virus checking software last night, and I notice now, after reading your post, that the problem is fixed! That would have bugged me for ever. and a big sorry to all for posting my URL in my original post, I clean forgot. I feel like an idiot. Sory. abby