Freeze in Start / Search

[Amber33067]

When I use Start > Search > Files or Folders my computer is completely
freezes. The only way to get into restart the computer is to shut down the
power supply. Are there any suggestions to what causes this?
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Amber33067

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

When I use Start > Search > Files or Folders my computer is completely
freezes. The only way to get into restart the computer is to shut down the
power supply. Are there any suggestions to what causes this?

See "How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560) and "How to Perform a
Clean Boot in Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353).
This may come from other software running in the background at the
same time.