accessing "my computer" icon.

[Guest]

Recently I have had trouble with "my computer" after double clicking on it.
After I double click, instead of immediately displaying hardware, the
flashlight stars looking for the items in the folder. They do appear in about
a minute or 2. What have I done to cause this and what can I do to return the
procedure to instantaneous as in the past? thank you.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819017

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Recently I have had trouble with "my computer" after double clicking on it.
| After I double click, instead of immediately displaying hardware, the
| flashlight stars looking for the items in the folder. They do appear in about
| a minute or 2. What have I done to cause this and what can I do to return the
| procedure to instantaneous as in the past? thank you.

 

[Webbie]

If the above fails, then do a system restore to before the problem
started.
Step-by-step tutorial:
http://screenshots.leeindy.com/sys_restore_restore.shtml