Open With Dialog Box Takes a Long Time to Open (267397)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q267397

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click a file and click Open With or Choose Program from the Open With menu, it may take a long time for the Open With dialog box to open.

CAUSE

If you have numerous programs installed on your computer, it can take a long time to build the Open With list. This problem only occurs the first time that the Open With dialog box is opened each session.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/25/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB267397