XP File Explorer Hangs CPU %100 Can recreate on Demand

[Mark Anderson]

When I Right Click on a Drive (C: D: Mapped Network Drive) it causes XP
Professional to Hang CPU goes to %100.I have to Ctr ALt Del then Task
manager, kill explorer and then it all comes back. I have noticed PAGE
FAULTS continue to increase with File explorer process (In the Millions).
One forum said it was from a Service pack.I have un-installed every
MS-XP patch then reinstalled Still have it. Another Forum said "a program
had added a CLSID to the directory object in the registry that no longer
existed. If you delete it, it's fixed." He failed to give the Registry Path.
No HW changes I can come in across my network and right click on my
drive this works fine from another PC. My sons Dell does the same with XP
Home. My Wife has XP on a Clone PC Similar to mine (I have more memory and a
different Motherboard) but she too has all the patches no problem. Maybe its
CYGWIN or some other app.I am absolutely positive no virus or Trojan
Also I use AVG

 

[DCC]

Look at this page for "Correct slow browsing" www.compu-help.us It worked
for me. There is a bunch of good info there.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Thanks; I looked at the home page nothing seemed to go past XP Basics.

And it's a paysite, not much.

By the way my browsing is lightning fast.

It is Just the same problem as all the other users here seem to have with XP
FILE explorer.

but BIG THANKS for responding

Mark

 

[DCC]

Look at this. Maybe
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 819101
Temporary Decline in Performance Occurs When You Right-Click a File or
Folder in Windows Explorer

 

[Mark Anderson]

The problem was IOMEGA Hot Burn Pro. I bought this program awhile ago.

Microsoft error reporting actually came in useful.
Normally when this error happened The error reporting never came up!
The report generated a line
<EXE NAME="AFLDLL.DLL" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
A search of my hard drive found this dll in IOMEGA HOTBURN directory.
I uninstalled hotburn and the problem went away.
Mark