Windows Explorer is very slow

[Baruch]

Hi, I've got Windows XP, Home edition, SP2. I'm running a Sony Vaio, 1.7
GHz, 1G RAM computer. Over the past few months, my Windows Explorer has
become very sluggish. For example, if I delete a file, I may have a dialog
box telling me that the file's being deleted - it may sit there for a full
minute or longer.

If I double-click on a file to run the associated program, I may have to
wait two or three minutes for the program to come up. In the meantime,
Windows Explorer becomes "busy" and won't respond to further input. It's
OK once the program comes up.

I have repeatedly checked for viruses, spyware, and other malware, even
going as far as checking my network traffic with a packet sniffer to make
sure nothing is being sent out. I have defragged the hard drive and
cleaned up the registry.

Does anyone know what the problem is, and (more useful), what the solution
is? This is driving me nuts.

 

[John]

Hi, I've got Windows XP, Home edition, SP2. I'm running a Sony Vaio, 1.7
GHz, 1G RAM computer. Over the past few months, my Windows Explorer has
become very sluggish.

I would run HJThis, even though you have done a lot of cleaning, if
that dos'nt find any problems, I would do a repair install.

Important: Create a specific folder on your hard drive called
HijackThis to keep its backups.
You can do this by going to My Computer (Windows key+e) then double
click on C: then right click and select New then Folder and name it
HijackThis. Download and unzip HijackThis.exe into this folder.
http://www.merijn.org/downloads.html Or, http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/
If possible run HJT in Normal mode ( not Safe ) with all your normal
startup's working.
HijackThis Tutorial - How to Analyse your own log
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=3624
HijackThis log file analysis ( online )
http://hijackthis.de/index.php?langselect=english
Or,
http://startup.networktechs.com/page-68.html
http://hjt.iamnotageek.com

 

[Baruch]

Thanks for your help, John. I'll see how that works.