# Windows question. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 6, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/278410 "2004-12-06T20:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leonard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/278410/1 "2004-12-06T20:19:34Z")
I have this happening on two computers now. When I right click something (file, folder, web link, network location, drive, pretty much anything), I get the hourglass for 10-20 seconds before the shell extensions will pop up. I would think this has to be registry related, but I really don’t know much about registry repair. (When I was a ComSci major for a year, it was in the days of Windows 3.1.) On my home computer (that I’m just about to scrap) there is also about a 1 in 5 chance of the computer locking up anytime I right click something. I’m mainly worried about my work laptop. It just started this a week or so ago, but it has yet to lock up. It just has to “think” for quite a while. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![larsenmtl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/278410/2 "2004-12-06T20:54:50Z")
Installed any new programs that have added themselves to the context menu? Here’s some cleaning tips: [http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm](http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Leonard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-question/278410/3 "2004-12-06T21:17:47Z")
I got that shexview program from the page you linked, disabled an AOL extension and one that apparently came with a BHO. Seems to be working okay now. Thanks!