Folders open too slow

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Guest

Hi,
Where can be problem when folders on my desktop open to slow after I click
on it. I do not have any virus, spy, etc. I have checked my computer by
Norton Antivirus, Spy Sweeper and Pest Patrol.
Can somebody help me?
Thank you

Andrew
 
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Glen

You dont say what speed your CPU is or how much RAM you have, how is anyone
supposed to guage how slow your computer is. Also what year is Norton AV as
the 2004 version was very slow due to its excessive scanning.

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=?Utf-8?B?QW5kcmV3?= said:
Hi,
Where can be problem when folders on my desktop open to slow after I click
on it. I do not have any virus, spy, etc. I have checked my computer by
Norton Antivirus, Spy Sweeper and Pest Patrol.
Can somebody help me?
Thank you

Andrew

You should have a firewall and antivus installed on the system and also download and scan with Spybot and Adaware. Application response can slow down if you havent cleaned out the trash and defragmented the HDD in a long time. Temporary files, recycle bin etc can be deleted. Do your housecleaning. Also go to Start> Run> MS Config and uncheck whtever is not essential. Also adding more RAM if you have less 256 or less will help.
 
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Malke

Andrew said:
Hi,
Where can be problem when folders on my desktop open to slow after I
click on it. I do not have any virus, spy, etc. I have checked my
computer by Norton Antivirus, Spy Sweeper and Pest Patrol.
Can somebody help me?
Thank you

Andrew
Without knowing anything about your computer, it is impossible to give
focused troubleshooting. Assuming that the computer wasn't always slow,
what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't?
In the meantime, see:

Long Delay Before Files Appear in My Computer in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;819017

Malke
 
G

Guest

Hi Glen,
My Win XP Pro, CPU 3Gh, 1Gb RAM, Norton v.2004 but it was working perfect
for over 1.5 year.
This problem occured maybe 2 weeks ago.
Thanks, Andrew
 
G

Guest

Hi,
My computer is:Win XP Pro, 1Gb RAM, 3Gh CPU, Norton v.2004 but it was
working perfect for 1.5 year.
I check link You enclosed.
Thanks, Andrew
 
G

Gerry Cornell

Andrew

How large is your hard disk and how much free space?

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in the System
and Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, and
Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information
regarding Event ID, Source and Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you should
double click for further information. You can copy using copy and paste.
Often the link will, however, say there is no further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from Event
Viewer.



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

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