Windows Explorer is EXTREMELY SLOW to open

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Hi, I've Windows XP Pro SP2. 224 Mb Ram and Athlon 2000+ cpu.

Windows Explorer is EXTREMELY SLOW to open. A searching torch icon
appears in the center of the window.
In the status bar there is written "search elements..." and it takes 6-8
minutes every time before display files/folders!
A few weeks ago Explorer was instantaneous.

Explorer-like programs (like xplorer2lite or powerdesk etc.) are
extremely slow too.
If I access through FTP client, folders appear very very fast.

How can I solve the problem? Registry settings?
Thank you very much

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in
the System and Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative
Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the
error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427&sd=tech

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using
copy and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no
further information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and
double click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which
appears is a button resembling two pages. Double click the
button and close Event Viewer. Now start your message (email)
and do a paste into the body of the message. This will paste the
info from the Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
into the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting
from Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right
click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select
Properties. Hardware, Device Manager. If yes what is the
Device Error code?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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[WTC]

Hi, I've Windows XP Pro SP2. 224 Mb Ram and Athlon 2000+ cpu.

Windows Explorer is EXTREMELY SLOW to open. A searching torch icon appears
in the center of the window.
In the status bar there is written "search elements..." and it takes 6-8
minutes every time before display files/folders!
A few weeks ago Explorer was instantaneous.

Explorer-like programs (like xplorer2lite or powerdesk etc.) are extremely
slow too.
If I access through FTP client, folders appear very very fast.

How can I solve the problem? Registry settings?

You may have an infected computer. Scan your system to rid of Spyware,
malware, and parasites.

Adaware SE (free)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download

Spybot - search and destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Trend Micro - Housecall (free)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Microsoft Antispyware (Beta) (free)
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywaresigns.mspx

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Another possibility
Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/819017/en-us

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

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WTC ha scritto:

You may have an infected computer. Scan your system to rid of Spyware,
malware, and parasites.

I have scanned with updated Kaspersky Antivirus and updated Ad-Aware SE
Personal. No virus and no malware.

 

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Gerry Cornell ha scritto:

Please check Event Viewer for Warning / Error Reports in
the System and Application logs for the last boot and post copies.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative
Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning of the
error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

The are 2 errors only.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: NetBT
Category event: None
ID event: 4307
Date: 17/01/2006
Hour: 12.26.55
User: N/D
Computer: SOPRA
Description:
Inizialization failed because the transport doesn't open initial addresses.

Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 58 00 ......X.
0008: 00 00 00 00 d3 10 00 c0 ....Ó..À
0010: 01 00 00 00 07 02 00 c0 .......À
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........


Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Category event: None
ID event: 10005
Date: 17/01/2006
Hour: 12.27.48
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: SOPRA
Description:
DCOM received an error "Impossible to start the service. The service is
disabled or not associated to any active peripheral. " during the
attempt to start the service upnphost with the arguments "" to execute
the server {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right
click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select
Properties. Hardware, Device Manager. If yes what is the
Device Error code?

No Yellow question in Device Manager.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Event IDs 4307 and 4311 Occur After Disabling WINS
Bindings
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123981/en-us

What language version of Windows XP is installed?

Otherwise check your Wins settings in TCP/IP properties
and Lmhosts files.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

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Gerry Cornell ha scritto:

Event IDs 4307 and 4311 Occur After Disabling WINS
Bindings
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123981/en-us

What language version of Windows XP is installed?

Italian. I translate them.

Otherwise check your Wins settings in TCP/IP properties
and Lmhosts files.

How have I to set Wins settings and Lmhosts?
Thank you very much.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

I suggest you seek further help in this newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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