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chik:
Hello Shane

    I suddenly find that my right click menu has disappeared. My mouse is ok as I have tried it on my wifie's PC. I seem to recall a few years ago having the same issue and I think I downloaded something that ........merged?........? I wish I could write a more detailed essay but that's it in a nutshell.

Tomas_Sweden:
Which version of windows do you have?

If you have win xp you can try this:

--- Quote ---Open Start menu properties and enable dragging and dropping.
 
New Start menu:-Right-click on Start button/Taskbar>select Properties>Taskbar and Start menu properties>Start menu>Customize>Advanced>Under Start menu items check the box against 'Enable dragging and dropping'>ok
Classic Start Menu:-Right-click  on Start menu/Taskbar>Select Properties>Taskbar and Start menu properties>Start menu>Customize>under Advanced start menu options>Check the box against 'Enable dragging and dropping'.>ok
--- End quote ---
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555362

Or in Xp you can try register these files:
Click Start And Run copy and paste these:
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

If you have win 7 you can try this:

--- Quote ---In Windows Explorer, click a file with the left mouse button and keep the button held down. Then press the Escape key. Drag and drop is miraculously re-enabled.
--- End quote ---
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/drag-and-drop-not-working-in-windows-7/f6dcfa11-8c51-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
http://it.thelibrarie.com/weblog/2010/06/drag-and-drop-stops-working/

Tomas

Shane:
Let me know what Thomas had you try works or not, if it doesnt then I will have you check the registry for the right click menu settings and see if anything is missing :wink:

Shane

chik:
Ah, I'm running W7, and incidentally Thomas' suggestion did not work for me.

Shane:
Ok first lets make sure the poicly in Windows to disable the right click didnt get enabled somehow.

You need to check 2 locations in the registry

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and
HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Under both of those see if you have a NoViewContextMenu in either of those locations. If you do remove it and then reboot.

Lets go from there :-0

Shane

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