> Tim Adye >If the installer isn't messing with Explorer's permissions settings, then the >presence of the OpenAFS IFS does sound like the likely "culprit" for provoking >an Explorer bug. I have installed some other IFS systems on my machine, but it >looks like only OpenAFS causes the problem.
>Can I test this by uninstalling or disabling the OpenAFS IFS alone? I can >switch off all the OpenAFS programs (with autoruns and the Services control >panel), but the problem remains. It takes a full OpenAFS uninstall to cure it. >It would narrow down the problem if I can disable or uninstall just the IFS >and check if that is the crucial step. I suspect that the issue is not the Installable File System (IFS) but rather the Shell Extension DLL (afs_shl_ext.dll). I also suspect the issue lies with Windows rather than OpenAFS. If you would like to try something, install ShellExView (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html) and disable the AFS extension and reboot. I think all tool does for you is modify the registry but it's pretty impressive and easy to use. I haven't personally tried this on Win 8 but it seems to function without issue on Win 7. Obviously this will destroy the ability to right-click and do anything AFS specific in Windows Explorer and that's not a useful solution. Mickey.
