Well my 12 year old boy must have been at it again. Everytime I let him use my PC (even though they have their own)he seems to find a way to either remove or add a feature or change my settings in something. Usally I know how to correct it and its not a big deal. However this time he has me stumped ,in every shotcut,file and folder when I right click on it the last thing listed is defragment(was not listed there B/4) ? Now Iam not sure if this is a WinXP feature or added by Power Toys for WinXP , I also have System Mechanic by iolo, CCleaner and Norton Security Suite,I've tried doing a search using google to no avail and went thru the folder options in Windows Explorer, then I found that when I click on Windows Explorer in Start/AllProgams /Accessories ,Windows Explorer it does not open on my desktop ,instead MY Documnets is listed in the taskbar ? Now I may have missed disableing these settings somewhere ,however Iam hoping one of the knowlegable people here at computing.net which has been my go to place for 8 years now when it comes to fixing PC probs,will have the answer once again ! Thanks My Friends Nick FYI> I tried a system restore ,however its never worked on my PC (I believe its a Norton bug or if any update is installed it will not perform a restore)

Are you saying you no longer see properties on that list? Most any shortcut can be placed on the task bar next to the Start button if you are using the Quick Launch toolbar. Right click a blank spot on the task bar. View Tool bars. Is Quick Launch ticked? Why aren't you using a password to open your computer? That would stop your son wouldn't it? I could say more on that subject but I won't.

Its me again ! Iam not sure if this has anything related to my problem ,however I noticed when I plug in one of my jump drives the deframent listing is not there? So apprently its a setting that only applies to drive C my internial 250GB hard drive ? As I stated ,this may have nothing to do with my prob ,just thought I would let those trying to help know this ! Thanks Again, Nick

Try, Click Start, then RUN, then type regsvr32 /i shell32 Note the space between 2 and /, & i and s

Thanks Chuck ,I will try the suggested fixes and post back on the outcome ! OvertheHill , the reason I do not lock my kids out of using my PC is due to them needing to use it to print homework ,the old P3 I gave them came with a Lexmarks Z22 ,which as bad as some people claim they are lasted me untill I purchased my Dell XPS400 ,a good 6 + years of service ,and actually I could probably get it up and running again by replacing the cartriges and wicking them B/4 use to clean out the dried up ink in the printers inkjet system? If my ?'s frustrate you in anyway ,I apoligize ,it seems I have a way of doing that to members on this site ,Both of you Chuck + OvertheHill,take care and Happy Turkeyday !!! Sincerely ,Nick

Your questions don't frustrate me. However your statement "Everytime I let him use my PC (even though they have their own)he seems to find a way to either remove or add a feature or change my settings in something" is telling. Obviously your son has done more than just print from your computer. If you leave your computer on and password protected and share the printer with the other computers in the house you can allow them to use the printer without actually using the computer.

Hi Chuck ,Iam sorry to report your tweak did not have any effect on the defragment option being listed when I right click on my desktop shortcuts or folders and files ? Iam very confused as to why this happen and why there is so little information on how to remove it for your computer ? I have never seen this option B/4 in either WindowsMe or in my current O/S WinXP ? HELP Thanks for the attempt Chuck ! Take Care ,Nick