File Manager Slow to Go to C:

[Larry R Harrison Jr]

I am setting up Windows XP on a machine--actually, I am re-setting it up
after I messed up installing SP2, I installed another program afterwards and
tried to system restore prior to that, and instead did a system restore to
BEFORE the SP2, then couldn't reverse it. I ended up having to clean Windows
out and start all over.

Anyway, I have now re-installed XP and I have SP2 on it. I have noticed
that, when viewing a path (Say C:\Pictures\01CurrentCameras\SonyW1\) and
then clicking the C: to return to C:, it has a "lag" in doing it that makes
it take nearly 2 seconds to return to C:. Previously it did this
instaneously, even after installing SP2. Now all of a sudden, after redoing
everything, it is much slower.

Other program operations seem to go just as quickly as before, but not thist
action--and this is a particular action I do a lot, so it's quite annoying.

What possible ways can I remedy this?

LRH

 

[Eric]

Which file system is being used?

FAT32 has a limited number of files that you can have in a folder
before it starts being problematic.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Larry R Harrison Jr]

In control panel, display, appearance, effects, I un-checked the "use the
following transition effect for menus & tips." That seemed to fix it.

It is not un-checked on my other computer and it doesn't have that problem,
that's the only thing that is confusing. But otherwise, problem seems to be
fixed.

Also, I had earlier installed XP SP2 update and the temp folders couldn't be
deleted. I reinstalled Windows cleanly and didn't have that problem.

LRH