Hello,

I don't know what caused it, but I have started getting an error message when I try to RIGHT click on items on my desktop or in a windows explorer window.  I am only trying to delete items from my desktop (folders of photos of my kids) and I can't do it directly or via C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\desktop.  I get the same thing.  Even if I try to cut!  I don't understand what is happening.  I have a tablet pc and I am receiving the following error message.  I have run a virus scan and I have checked add/remove PROGRAMS but there isn't anything out of the ordinary there.  I am up to date on my windows updates as well.  If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate them.

Microsoft Visual C++ Debug Library

Debug Assertion Failed!

Program: C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

File: f:\sp\vctools\crt_bld\self_x86\crt\src\vsprintf.c

Line: 244

Expression: ("Buffer too small",0)

For information on how your program can cause an assertion failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts.

(Press RETRY to debug the application.)

Abort     Retry     IgnoreHow long has it been happening? Did you install any new software or make any changes right before it started?It started happening a few days ago.  I installed JAlbum, a web-photo publishing software that I have been using for years and updated my java.   I noticed it right after I installed these, but I cannot be sure they are the "culprit."  I don't normally save things to my desktop unless I am publishing photos so I don't normally have a need to right-click on my desktop.  I have uninstalled and reinstalled both with no luck.  Alternately I can left-click on any icon on my desktop, including the aforementioned folder of photos and they all EXECUTE without issue.

An update.  Last night I ran full virus, malware and spyware scans last night and all came back clean.  I use AVG for antivirus, and I used Malwarebytes and Spybot S&D to do the malware/spyware scans.Try doing a system restore to before the problem started.

If that doesn't help, click Start then Run and type in: sfc /scannow and press enter. Notice the space between the c and the /. Have your windows CD handy, it will ask for it.Unfortunately, neither worked.  The scannow ran for about an hour but no luck.  I had the system restore all the way back to early August but that didn't work either.

Thank you for all of your help on this, I really appreciate it.