Start Menu for All Program is slow

[Alan Medows]

Recently I have started experiencing problems when trying the start a
program from the Start Menu. I click START and then ALL PROGRAMS a grey
rectangle is displayed instead of all my start programs. I am also unable
to use other icons on the screen. After about 30 seconds the grey rectangle
is replaced by all the programs and I can operate the computer as normal. I
am using Windows XP without SP1 at present. I have looked through the
Microsoft Knowledgebase without much luck. Can anyone suggest what may be
causing this problem and a possible solution to this?

Thankyou

Alan Medows, UK

 

[John Dingley]

That happened to one of my machines.

I then upgraded it by using a faster processor, M/B, graphics card, and
more RAM. I then did a repair install - the problem went away. I have no
idea which one of these fixed it...

 

[Leon Korkin]

Have identical problem not limited by what you described.
Whenever i am looking for certain file process is very
slow. Used to run Win98II without this problem.
Files transfers don't work if i try to open file.
Can't find solution yet
Leon

 

[Bee]

Have identical problem not limited by what you described.
Whenever i am looking for certain file process is very
slow. Used to run Win98II without this problem.
Files transfers don't work if i try to open file.
Can't find solution yet

WinXP is full of bugs. Almost all (?98%) of SP1 (or SP1a) is a collection
of fixes, 324 of them. WinXP without SP1 is incomplete. It is therefore
totally irrational to start searching for a solution to your problem without
first installing SP1a to see if that helps.
http://tinyurl.com/heqz