Photo files are slow in Windeows explorer

[tomcamera]

My application software (slide shows and Windows Explorer XP Home SP3
especially) are slow to load the window with files. Meaning when I try to
view a CF card in windows exporer it take a long time for the images to load
in the box. Often when I try to scroll down the list the computer slows to a
crawl. I'm talking over 5 minutes to attemp loading the list of photos.

While this occurs, checking the Windows Task Manager, you can see the cpu
cycles up and down between 60% to 100% full. It will "chug" like this for 5
- 10 minutes. This continues for the entire time the window is attampting to
load the images and during an attempt to scroll through the photo thumbnails.

I have down loaded SP-3. I have run a virus scan. I have de-fragged the
HD. I have performed a Disk Clean. I have backed up My Docs. I deleted 1 0f
2 network connections. Nothing seems to speed this process up.

Specs on my computer:
1.1GHZ Intell Celleron processer
1GB ram
250G HD
256 MB video card
GA-6pmm mother board

I'm beginning to suspect something may be corrupt in the XP Home op system.
I cannot find any way to find a corrupt file to reload.

Any suggestions for this dilemma?

 

[Gerry]

Tom

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 arrangements?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Jim]

My application software (slide shows and Windows Explorer XP Home SP3
especially) are slow to load the window with files. Meaning when I try to
view a CF card in windows exporer it take a long time for the images to
load
in the box. Often when I try to scroll down the list the computer slows
to a
crawl. I'm talking over 5 minutes to attemp loading the list of photos.

While this occurs, checking the Windows Task Manager, you can see the cpu
cycles up and down between 60% to 100% full. It will "chug" like this for
5
- 10 minutes. This continues for the entire time the window is attampting
to
load the images and during an attempt to scroll through the photo
thumbnails.

I have down loaded SP-3. I have run a virus scan. I have de-fragged the
HD. I have performed a Disk Clean. I have backed up My Docs. I deleted 1
0f
2 network connections. Nothing seems to speed this process up.

Specs on my computer:
1.1GHZ Intell Celleron processer
1GB ram
250G HD
256 MB video card
GA-6pmm mother board

I'm beginning to suspect something may be corrupt in the XP Home op
system.
I cannot find any way to find a corrupt file to reload.

Any suggestions for this dilemma?

It is a wonder that a computer using XP which has a Celeron 1.1GHZ processor
can load pictures at all much less fast.
However, your problem could be made even worse if the pagefile is too small.
The best method for controlling the pagefile is "system managed size".
Jim

 

[tomcamera]

Hula Baloo, Gerry & Jim:

Thanks for such a prompt post! Let me try to bring all of you up to date.

1st - When I try to read a C-F card with over 100 images in Windows
Explorer, to load and TRY to scroll to the end of the thumbnails, it takes
around 20 minutes!

2nd - Gerry asked about Page file sizes:
Total 338,000
Limit 2,531,000
Peak 63,000
numbers are rounded - for simplicity sake.

3rd - Jim suggested looking at Page File size. I had the page file set at
4000 MB. I chaged it to "System Managed Size".

Hula Baloo - I've wanted to replace this computer for some time now. But
after getting laid off last Dec and trying to pick up freelance photo jobs in
a suppressed economy, the computer upgrade has been the lowest priority on
the list.

I'm trying to make the best of what I've got and hoping some "tuning" will
make do??? Thanks for all of your advise. If you've got any other sugg's,
I'd be happy to hear them!