File explorer takes long time to change directory

[Cem Girit]

Hello,

I am using Windows XP pro, Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, Office XP. If I am
to open a file in any application (Office Excel, Word, etc) when I click on
a directory name, it takes sometimes seconds to change to selected
directory. So in order to open a file in a directory I need to wait a long
time before it opens. I clean the registry and defrag the disk often. So why
is it taking so long to open a file using windows Open file dialog? Any help
would be appreciated. Please help.

Cem

 

[Jone Doe]

Hello,

I am using Windows XP pro, Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, Office XP. If I
am to open a file in any application (Office Excel, Word, etc) when I
click on a directory name, it takes sometimes seconds to change to
selected directory. So in order to open a file in a directory I need to
wait a long time before it opens. I clean the registry and defrag the disk
often. So why is it taking so long to open a file using windows Open file
dialog? Any help would be appreciated. Please help.

Cem

Control alt delete at the time of the delay will tell you what is running in
the background and sucking up your memory.

 

[tjones]

this is an observed behavour if you have windows 'zip' feature on by default
and the directory you are trying to open contains 'zip' files. By default
windows will directory list the contents of zip files. Disable this feature
(its somewhere on google)

 

[Athena]

Thank you. I found the fix at
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-202.

Cem