On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:31:11 -0800, G2 Scuba wrote:

> Sharron - I tried all the items in the article but alas the problem prevails.
> It seems it is a complete HANG it immediately goes to a "Not Resoponding"
> state in the task manager this goes for a right click or trying to use file,
> tools etc. in the menu bar. It seems the CPU usage is occupied breifly ( 3-5
> sec) then nothing is consuming CPU usage. Any other recommendations would be
> appreciated. :) G2

You mentioned in your very first message that you suspected a Roxio
addon/context menu item. You have the links for the context menu handlers.
Here's a link in regards to CD burning:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm

In the troubleshooting section it goes over some Roxio trouble spots.

There is mention of deleting registry keys and a few files. May want to
create a system restore point or manually export registry keys and retain
copies of the files in question (place in another folder) before making
changes.

I had similar trouble on a desktop with an earlier version of Roxio (could
not access drive properties via right click or File menu; right click often
caused an error and crashed explorer) and these things helped to sort it
out for me. Perhaps they'll be of some help to you too.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User