Folders open very slow after updates

[Chris]

I have a fresh re-load of windows xp pro on a new hard drive.
After the re-load all was running well and very fast.
When I would click on a folder with a large number of photos it would only
take a few seconds before all the thumbnails were displayed.
I did all the windows updates to bring the install up to date and now the
same folder takes as much as 30 seconds to load the very same folder's
thumbnails.
What element of the update did this?
Please help.
I assumed it was a hardware issue so I purchased new ram and another
harddrive and went through the tidious process of re-loading the OS again
just to have the problem resurface after the updates.

 

[Gerry]

Chris

After any significant change you need to cleanup and defragment.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty
your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also select Start,
All
Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System
Restore and remove all but the latest System Restore point. Run Disk
Defragmenter.


An alternative to Disk CleanUp is cCleaner (freeware) which does a more
thorough job than Disk CleanUp. Disk CleanUp has to be run for each user
profile, whereas cCleaner only needs to be run once.
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
http://www.ccleaner.com/

With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. To be safe you
should create a restore point before using cCleaner. cCleaner also
offers backup before removal.

When using cCleaner think twice before checking Autocomplete Form
History under Internet Explorer. You do get a warning but this one has
irritating consequences. You may need to restore your system's
recollection of passwords after use so keep a record off computer so
that they can easily be re-entered.

Leave the Scan for Issues option alone.
Make sure you sure you check Java on the Applications tab.

Next select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk
CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore
point. Run Disk Defragmenter.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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[aman]

Hello Gary ,

I did all the things as you mentioned . But still getting same problem .My
system takes almost 10-20 seconds on every click when i make on any folder.

Can anyone let me know how to solve this issue .

Thanks ,
Aman

 

[Gerry]

aman

What is the CPU and how much RAM does the computer have? Right click on
the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties to get this
information.

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

Do you leave your computer on 24/7?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Aman]

Hello Gerry ,

Thanks for looking into my problem .

Last week I installed fresh copy of windows XP pro as my system was
performing very slow. but still i am facing same problem .

as you asked find the configuration below for my computer

Dell D620 Latitude Laptop : Intel Core2 T7200 @ 2.00 GHz , 3 GB RAM

Commit Charge (k)
Total - 2469368
Limit - 4552964
Peak - 2662408


I have Windows XP pro Service pack 3 , Microsoft Office, VS2008
and McAfee Enterprise Antivirus .

I usually restart my computer after 1-2 days .

Thanks,
Aman

 

[Olórin]

It might be worth a quick check that your IDE controller's in DMA mode:

Start > Run > devmgmt.msc > Enter
to bring up Device Manager

Click on the + to expand "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
Double-click on your Primary IDE channel, hit the Advanced Settings tab,
check your Current Transfer Mode isn't PIO.

 

[Gerry]

Aman

Your Total and Peak Commit Charge figures are unusually high, although
less than the total RAM.

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?

Visual Studio 2008 is not a programme I have used. Research found this
thread, which I suspect describes the problem you are seeing:
http://snurl.com/lmit7 [social_msdn_microsoft_com]

You may be better served seeking workarounds in the Visual Studio forums
here:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/categories/

Research also suggests that Visual Studio 2008 may have "memory leaks".
Until these are fixed by an update leaving your computer on 24/7 will
have the effect of making the symptoms arising from the memory leak far
worse. After finishing a Visual Studio session I suggest you restart
your computer. I would be interested in seeing Commit Charge figures
immediately after rebooting.

Is your computer error free?

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 24
hours ago.

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

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. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
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
Enquire, plan and execute
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