Well, it's only a guess, but there is a file called comdlg32.dll that has all
the 'common controls' like that in it. I suppose that your app may have put
another version in the path and that one is fighting with windows. I would
try searching for hidden files and folders and comctl32.dll. If you hit one
outside of the system ones, like service pack, uninstall, system32, WinSxS
and dllcache, it may be a bad version.
I don't think reinstalling the system versions is going to do anything. If
nothing else shows up, I would still suspect some file or icon problem.
Another likely candidate is a hidden file named 'Thumbs.DB' in each folder.
No harm in deleting that to test.
Theres some small chance you use some of these:
Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=819017
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"-DB-" wrote:
> Thanks, Mark. I succussfully ran the regsvr32 command to unload shmedia,
> but there was no change in response. Is the dialog box a dll of its own?
> I'm wondering if the dialog box control dll somehow has gotten hosed... It
> appears to be the same dialog box (size, location, default content) that is
> used in the MS Digital Image app and the Windows Explorer "Copy To" and "Move
> To" commands (with different title frames.)
>
> Additional info... while waiting for the dialog to populate, there are no
> indications that the drive is being hit (lights not on) and the processr
> continues to operate betwen 2 and 3% according to the performance monitor.
>
> -Don Billey-
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
> > You might need to disable the image preview for videos
> > Start > Run > regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll
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> >
> >
> > "-DB-" wrote:
> >
> > > I have Windows XP Home Edition installed on a Toshiba Satellite notebook. It
> > > has operated fine for the last two years, until last week. I noticed that in
> > > one of the applications (Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006) that when I
> > > clicked the icon to open a file, the form popped up immediatly but it took
> > > six minutes to populate it. I thought the problem was with the software, but
> > > have tried some other applications as well.
> > >
> > > What I find is that when I open the File Manager, the window opens
> > > immediatly, and populates immediatly. When I select a file in the window,
> > > then clik on "Copy To" or "Move To" in the menu list, the dialog box pops up
> > > but, again, takes six minutes to populate. (What I mean by that is that the
> > > initial list appears along with an hourglass. The hourglass remains on teh
> > > screen until a completed list pops in some six minutes later.)
> > >
> > > I have no problem running MSOffice apps, opening files within them, or
> > > opening files using the file manager and "Open" or "Open With" commands.
> > >
> > > The same six-minute lag occurs when I try to "Save" or "Save As" inside the
> > > Digital Imaging application, but not inside the Office applications. Can
> > > anyone give me an idea where to look to start to resolve this issue??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -DB-
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