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Registry Access Denied error on right click in Windows Explorer

Asked by: barrypilger

When right clicking on any file or folder in Windows Explorer I get an error box that says "Registry Access Denied".  I click OK and the right click context menu comes up like it should have in the first place and everything works normally like renaming or deleting a file or folder.

I am the administrator.  Running XP SP3.  I have tried System Restore to no avail.

I have found solutions by Googling the words in the title above, but have only found solutions that have me editing registry entries that I don't have on this system.

Thanks.

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2009-08-14 at 13:06:16ID24654150
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Answers

 

by: Steelers4lifePosted on 2009-08-14 at 13:18:00ID: 25101938

 

by: djpazzaPosted on 2009-08-14 at 13:18:17ID: 25101942

try running a malware scan its easy and free, you might have picked up something nasty

www.malwarebytes.org

 

by: ChiefITPosted on 2009-08-14 at 15:13:48ID: 25102813

Have you checked out shell extension view?

You might want to look at this thread for possibilities:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Desktops/PCs/Q_23099683.html

Sounds like you have context menu problems of non-microsoft context menu handlers. Shellextview will display these in a GUI shell.

 

by: barrypilgerPosted on 2009-08-14 at 17:37:09ID: 25103399

Steelers4life:  permissions are correct
djpazza:  no malware found
ChiefIT:  I used ShellExView and found that a recent installation of ZipX software was the culprit.  I have uninstalled ZipX and everything is back to normal.

Thanks to the three of you.  Special thanks to ChiefIT for showing me a part of Windows I would never have otherwise seen and solving my problem.

 

by: ChiefITPosted on 2009-08-16 at 00:06:51ID: 25108054

Glad to see it's working well.

You may run into other computers with a slow right click. Slow right click is usually indicative of problems with programs loading from a remote location that no longer exists (like Winzip, or in your case ZipX). Or, it is the result of a context menu handler. Slow right click is usually pretty sure sign of one of these two problems.

So, if you placed ZipX on a mapped network drive and installed it on many computers, you may see this problem on many computers.

 

by: BRIANANDERSON007Posted on 2009-10-29 at 13:15:32ID: 25697788

I used this method to solve the exact same problem and it was because of the exact same program ZipX.  I don't remember when or why I installed that program, but thanks for all the help everyone!  This has been driving me crazy for at least a month.

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