Can't right click on any icons without freezing up

stelthykat

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So I have limited experience in computers. I recently had to download some images for a class and after I did so I noticed that I could no longer right click on any icons or folders without my mouse pointer turning into an hour glass, then my screen going black and restarting. I've heard somewhere that this could mean an improperly coded file or something but I'm looking at someone who can give me simple, step by step instructions on how to fix this as I don't think it's something I should go messing around with blind.

I've done virus and mal-ware scans and everything came back in the clear. I'm running windows 8 or 8.1 also.

Extra kudos to those who put up with my questions and help me! :)
 

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hello and welcome to eightforums,done have an answer yet ,but a question ,care to share where you downloaded the images from and maybe what program you use to open them
 

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    win8.1.1 enterprise
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    Hinze57
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    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
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    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
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    4gig ddr3
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    Radon hd5000 Series
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    microsoft curve 200
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    windows defender
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    updated enterprise apr 2/14
The program i used was just the typical photo viewer and paint. I dont have my computer on me at the moment but they were just nutrition charts from google images. One came in an email that i had to save though.
 

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    Windows 8
I think if there's a problem it might have come from the downloaded email image as i could right click before that one, sorry two downloaded.
 

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    Windows 8
yeah,that sounds suspicious ,getting images in and email , if it were mine I would run my virus scan and run malwarebytes , you can get a free version of malwarebytes from there website ,if you do make sure to say no the free trial of the pro version when installing the free version ,its a great program .to make sure you get it from the right site ,its malwarebytes.org
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
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    updated enterprise apr 2/14
I love the program! Haha I'm going to run another few scans on it later today, but so far its all been coming back okay. It's really odd... And frustrating lol but hey at least It's not as bad my Vista was lol
 

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    Windows 8
good luck
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1.1 enterprise
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hinze57
    CPU
    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
    Motherboard
    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
    Case
    micro
    Keyboard
    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
    Other Info
    updated enterprise apr 2/14
Just for the heck of it,download this batch file & right click it, then Properties & Unblock it & right click it & choose Run as administrator.
It might take 3 hours to finish.
You can let it run in the background.
I suggest not watching videos while it is running.

View attachment dism.bat
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
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    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
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    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
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    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
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    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
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    AMD K140
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    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
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    Extended Family 14
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    Extended Model 2
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    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
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    Opera 24.0
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    Avast Internet Security
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