ly/SmrtMXNGHead over to  Those are found at: c:/Program Files/Common Files/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/ Here, you can remove or delete troublesome Protools Plugins.
Special PlugIn: 'IrfanView Shell Extension': This PlugIn shows a Context menu for some IrfanView operations in Windows Explorer or other file managers.
Thanks for the post - I was having the same freeze issue during loading as well.
