Explorer 100% utilization in Windows XP

[~*McoreD*~]

From: Mark Luczkowski (mark@LUCZKOWSKI.NET)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 17:02:52 CDT

I have found a problem in Windows XP in that right clicking on a file in
Windows Explorer causes 100% CPU utilization on Windows XP. This only
happens on files that have not been selected first with a left mouse click.
This problem is reproducible on Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 machines of varying
speed, does not happen on Pentium 2 systems.

I have been in dialog with MS regarding this issue and the QFE Team has
denied fixing this issue since it will cause too many changes to critical
code path . The workaround Microsoft has provided me said to Left Click on
the file first before Right Clicking on it and bringing up the Right Click
dialog box. If I have Single Click enabled in Windows Explorer I am not
sure how I am supposed to follow the provided workaround since a Left Click
on the file will cause the associated application to open the file. They
are in the process of working up a KB article to detail this issue.

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[~*McoreD*~]

OMG! He says it does not happen in a PII. I quickly checked it in my PII 400 and yes it happens.
If you right click and keep the menu like that, the CPU Usage remains at 100% as long as u have it.

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[Kawadevil]

Yep, mine does it to. <_<
PIII1000, P4 1.8, P4 2.8 and P4 3.06 all have WXP
Strange