Gaurav wrote:
Just like update.ver, try deleting C:\Users\<YOUR USER NAME>\AppData\Local\ClassicShell\DataCache.db. Exit the menu first by right clicking on the Start button. Then delete the file. Load the menu again by running C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe.
The DataCache.db dile should get recreated with fresh info.
See if the problem still occurs. If you can start a tool to capture a slowdown dump right before it freezes, please do so as per those instructions:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6Well, actually, I solved the "Failed to check for new version" issue by going into the update file and allowing it read-write permissions. They were not checked, but they weren't unchecked by me because I didn't even know the update file existed until you suggested looking at it. Anyway, after allowing the read-write permissions, the Classic Shell update works fine.
So, I followed your instructions for recreating the DataCache.db file. Then I restarted the computer a few times, and by the third or fourth restart (using "Restart" the first times and then completely shutting down the computer the next few times) I got the Start menu freeze up. It seems almost random. Restarting Windows Explorer, as I've said, restores Start menu functionality and takes only a few seconds, but it's an annoyance. Otherwise, the whole Start menu is frozen (I can neither left nor right click it). And, as I've also said, it began happening immediately with the installation of Windows Creators Update.
Finally, how do I use the capture tool during bootup, esp. when I don't even know if the freeze is going to happen? (It's not a reliably repeatable freeze up; it doesn't happen every time I boot up, just every third or fourth or more times.)
Edit: I recreated the DataCache.db file a second time per your instructions. I've now restarted the computer six or seven times, and it restarts fine. Maybe the eighth time the Start menu will freeze; who knows? For now, good enough.
Thanks for all your suggestions.
John