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Windows XP - Right-clicking on ".exe" causes the desktop to crash

November 29, 2013
Updated: April 14, 2022
Quick overview:

Ein Programm, ein Tool, ein Virus...Ursachen für diesen Fehler mag es viele geben, doch das Resultat ist immer dasselbe: Bei einem Rechtsklick auf eine .exe-Datei verschwindet der Desktop, bzw. es kommt zu einem Absturz der explorer.exe, und wird dann wieder neu geladen. Die ersten Schritte der Problemlösung sollten definitiv in Richtung Deinstallation von Anwendungen, die sich ins Kontextmenü verankern, gehen.

Sollte dies nicht funktionieren und auch dieser Artikel keine Hilfestellung geben, so gibt es einen sehr effektiven Weg, der das manuelle Entfernen sämtlicher Verankerungen ermöglicht:

Finding the cause of the detiscope crashing

1. Open the registry editor by clicking Start/Run and typing regedit. Confirming with OK opens the tool.

2. Navigieren Sie zum Schlüssel HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex und klicken Sie auf Datei/Exportieren, um den gesamten Schlüssel zu sichern. Geben Sie dazu einen prägnanten Dateinamen, wie z.B. Sicherung - Kontextmenü-Verankerung.reg ein und bestätigen Sie mit Speichern. Ab sofort können Sie bei Problemen per Doppelklick eine Rücksicherung ausführen.

3. Mark the subkey ContextMenuHandlers and press Delete to delete it.

Now restart your computer and try right-clicking - now that all external anchors have been released, the crash will no longer occur.

NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in 2001, his helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write for international publications such as PC-Praxis, Computerbild, PCWorld in the USA, IMTEST.de and Hifi.de. Sandro's main job is as Global Product Marketing Lead and Consultant for various global tech companies, including Microsoft, AVG, Avast, Nero, TeamViewer, Swiss IT Security Group and now currently in the fintech sector for Gendigital. But he can't get rid of his passion and shares his tweaks here again. Privately, he enjoys traveling the world and loves Asia, especially Japan, Singapore and Korea, but also natural places like Iceland and the Nordics. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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