Add/Remove Progs delay

[MrB]

Does anyone have an idea of what would cause Add/Remove progs to take 9
minutes to populate?

Respectfully,
MrB

 

[HAIR CHEMICALS]

Does anyone have an idea of what would cause Add/Remove progs to take
9 minutes to populate?

Loading all the icons from the executables. I once wrote a small app
to list all add/remove entries from the Registry, and it did so in
less than one second... because it didn't load the icons for them.

 

[Galen]

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Does anyone have an idea of what would cause Add/Remove progs to take
9 minutes to populate?

Respectfully,
MrB

A slow CPU? A busy CPU? CPU Cycles being used? Lots of programs? Buggered
scripten.exe? The reasons behind those actions are more key but that'd be
why most likely. Malware?

Galen

 

[Malke]

Does anyone have an idea of what would cause Add/Remove progs to take
9 minutes to populate?

Respectfully,
MrB

1. How fast is the machine's processor?
2. How much RAM?
3. Did it always do this?
4. If the answer to #3 is "no", what changed?
5. What does a scan with a current version antivirus (not earlier than
2004) using updated definitions show?
6. Have you scanned for non-viral malware with programs like Ad-aware
and Spybot Search & Destroy?

Malke

 

[Guest]

dont worry it is very common

Quintin
MVP wannabe

 

[Plato]

Does anyone have an idea of what would cause Add/Remove progs to take 9
minutes to populate?

Could be 20 things. First things to check tho is the amount of free
space you have on C: XP should have at least 10 gig free at all times.