When I double click 'My Computer' I get the hourglass for 3-4mins

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Martin Sheridan

When I double click 'My Computer' get the hour glass for
a few minutes before the icons appear. Had mapped drives
but removed these but no change. Same thing happens in
applications when you click on the 'Look in' drop down
list. For example in Word if you want to save a file or
in Outlook Express if you want to add an attachment and
want to change the folder. I would guess both problems
are related as My Computer is one of the options in the
drop down list? Everything else is running very fast!
 
Call this "a shot in the dark"

Go to My Computer, open C Drive, go to Tools, Folder
Options, View tab and see if the item "Automatically
search for network folders & printers" is on. If so,
uncheck it, Apply, OK.

Good Luck !
 
In addition:

When you click Start and then click My Computer, or when you double-click My Computer on your Windows desktop, Windows may search (a flashlight may appear) for a long time (for example, 5 minutes) before files appear. Disable the Windows Image Acquisition service. More Information: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;819017

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When I double click 'My Computer' get the hour glass for
a few minutes before the icons appear. Had mapped drives
but removed these but no change. Same thing happens in
applications when you click on the 'Look in' drop down
list. For example in Word if you want to save a file or
in Outlook Express if you want to add an attachment and
want to change the folder. I would guess both problems
are related as My Computer is one of the options in the
drop down list? Everything else is running very fast!
 
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