Incredibly Slow File Associations & Shortcuts

[Gary De Feyter]

Windows Explorer was my GUI of choice for Win98SE. I found it very
convenient to just click on a file and have it open in the appropriate
application. Even on my old PIII 750 Word documents and Excel files would
open immediately. I just built a P4 2.8 w/1 GB RAM & it takes for ever to
open a file! (i.e. 15-20 seconds.) What's really weird is that if I start
the application first and open the file through the application, the file
loads immediately. The lengthy delay occurs when I double click on a file
icon in Explorer or My Computer or a desktop shortcut to a file.
Also if I right click on any of these types of icons there is a similar 15
second delay before the drop down menu appears. Shortcuts to applications
get immediate results and there is no right click delay. Any suggestions
would be most welcome!

 

[Malvern]

Run Defragmenter ? I just started having what you describe and plan to try
this. Even though mine says it's not necessary, a look at the analysis
results shows stuff spread everywhere with no idea of what's what.

Malv

 

[Kilgore Trout Jr]

Thanks Malv.
I've run defrag many times but doing so hasn't alleviated this problem.
Maybe you'll have better luck!